Lehman Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Utah, United States}}
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| name = Lehman Formation
| period = Ordovician
| age = Ordovician
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| type = Formation
| prilithology = Shale, quartzite, limestone
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| unitof = Pogonip Group
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| underlies = Eureka Quartzite
| overlies = Kanosh Shale
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| region = Great Basin{{cite web |title=Geolex — Lehman publications |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/LehmanRefs_8682.html |website=ngmdb.usgs.gov |publisher=USGS |access-date=21 April 2022}}
| country = United States
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| namedfor = Lehman Caves
| namedby = Lehi Hintze
| year_ts = 1951{{cite web |title=Pogonip Group |url=http://westerncordillera.com/pogonip_group.htm |website=westerncordillera.com |access-date=21 April 2022}}
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The Lehman Formation is a geologic formation in Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.{{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}
See also
{{Portal|Earth sciences|Utah|Paleontology}}
References
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Category:Ordovician geology of Nevada
Category:Ordovician geology of Utah
Category:Ordovician southern paleotropical deposits
Category:Shale formations of the United States
Category:Limestone formations of the United States
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