Hidden Valley Dolomite
{{Short description|Geologic formation in the northern Mojave Desert of California}}
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| period = Devonian
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| region = Mojave Desert
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| country = United States
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| underlies = Lost Burro Formation
| overlies = Ely Springs Dolomite
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The Hidden Valley Dolomite is a Silurian−Devonian geologic formation in the northern Mojave Desert of California, in the western United States.
Locations where it is exposed include sections of the southern Inyo Mountains and the Talc City Hills.[https://books.google.com/books?id=CmlXAAAAMAAJ&dq=Lost+Burro+Formation&pg=RA2-PA12 Google Books: United States Geological Survey Professional Paper - "Geology and ore deposits of Inyo County, California"]
Hidden Valley Dolomite overlies the Ely Springs Dolomite formation, and underlies the Lost Burro Formation.
Paleontology
Outcrops of the Hidden Valley Dolomite formation's Lippincott Member in Death Valley National Park have produced fossils of the fishes Panamintaspis snowi and Blieckaspis priscillae along with the remains of other jawless fishes and a small arthrodire placoderm."Death Valley National Park," Hunt, Santucci, and Kenworthy (2006); page 63.Hunt, ReBecca K., Vincent L. Santucci and Jason Kenworthy. 2006. "A preliminary inventory of fossil fish from National Park Service units." in S.G. Lucas, J.A. Spielmann, P.M. Hester, J.P. Kenworthy, and V.L. Santucci (ed.s), Fossils from Federal Lands. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 34, pp. 63–69.
See also
- {{C|Geology of Inyo County, California}}
References
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Category:Dolomite formations of the United States
Category:Death Valley National Park
Category:Geology of Inyo County, California
Category:Natural history of the Mojave Desert
Category:Devonian System of North America
Category:Silurian System of North America
Category:Geologic formations of California
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