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Clinton Group

geological region, United States
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  • Silurian paleogeography
    Silurian Period
    / Clastic wedges

    Collectively attributed to the Clinton Group, a variety of Upper Llandovery rocks with high iron content subsequently were deposited from New York to Alabama. These strata often contain marine fossils, but their iron was derived from Taconica. Tiny pellets, or oolites (rock composed of small calcium grains), coated with…

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    Collectively attributed to the Clinton Group, a variety of Upper Llandovery rocks with high iron content subsequently were deposited from New York to Alabama. These strata often contain marine fossils, but their iron was derived from Taconica. Tiny pellets, or oolites (rock composed of small calcium grains), coated with…

    Read More