Gower Formation

{{Short description|Geologic formation in Iowa and Illinois, United States.}}

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| type = Formation

| age = Silurian

| prilithology = dolomite

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| region = Illinois and Iowa

| country = United States

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| underlies = Unconformity Devonian

| overlies = Scotch Grove Formation

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The Gower Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois and Iowa.Anderson, Wayne I.; Iowa'S Geological Past: Three Billion Years Of Change, University Of Iowa Press, 1998, p. 121-126 {{ISBN|978-0877456407}} It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.