Silica Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Michigan}}
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| name = Silica Formation
| image = Silica Formation (Middle Devonian; Benchmark Materials-France Stone Company Sylvania Quarry, Lucas County, Ohio, USA) 5 (48372697116).jpg
| caption = Silica Formation (Quarry in Lucas County, Ohio)
| type = Formation
| age = Devonian
| period = Devonian
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| underlies = Tenmile Creek Dolomite
| overlies = Dundee Limestone
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The Silica Formation is a geologic formation in Michigan. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
{{Portal|Earth sciences|Michigan|Paleontology}}
References
- {{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|df= dmy-all}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Chronostratigraphy of Ohio}}
Category:Devonian southern paleotemperate deposits
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