Columbus Limestone
The Columbus Limestone is a mapped bedrock unit consisting primarily of fossiliferous limestone. It occurs in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia in the United States, and in Ontario, Canada.
| Columbus Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Devonian | |
Etched section of hand sample of Columbus Limestone from Kelleys Island | |
| Type | Sedimentary |
| Unit of | Onondaga Group |
| Sub-units | Bellepoint, Marblehead, Tioga Ash Bed, Venice, Delhi, Klondike, East Liberty |
| Underlies | Bass Islands Formation, Delaware Formation, and Ohio Shale |
| Overlies | Lucas Formation |
| Thickness | 0 to 105 feet |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Cincinnati Arch of North America |
| Extent | Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ontario |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Columbus, Ohio |
| Named by | Mathur, 1859 |
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