Galena Group
| Galena Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Darriwilian-Sandbian | |
 Unidentified Trochonema from the Galena Group | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Decorah Shale, Dunleith Formation, Wise Lake Formation, Dubuque Formation[1] |
| Underlies | Maquoketa Group |
| Overlies | Platteville Limestone |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Extent | Minnesota, Wisconsin and Illinois |
| Paleozoic Stratigraphy of the Upper Midwest, USA |
|---|
| Dates approximate |
| Maquoketa Group (446–440 Ma) |
| (454–446 Ma) |
|
| Platteville Limestone (455–454 Ma) |
| Glenwood Shale (~455 Ma) |
| St. Peter Sandstone (~459–~455 Ma) |
| Knox Unconformity (~470-~459 Ma) |
| Knox Supergroup (~497-~470 Ma) |
The Galena Group or Galena Limestone refers to a sedimentary sequence of Ordovician limestone that was deposited atop the Decorah Shale. It is part of the Ordovician stratigraphy of the Upper Midwestern United States. It was deposited in a calm marine environment, and is fossiliferous.[2]
References
- ^ Raatz, William; Ludvigson, Greg (1996). "Depositional environments and sequence stratigraphy of Upper Ordovician epicontinental deep water deposits, eastern Iowa and southern Minnesota". Special Paper of the Geological Society of America. 306 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ Mossler, J. and Benson, S., 1995, 1999, 2006, Fossil Collecting in the Twin Cities Area. Minnesota at a Glance: Minnesota Geological Survey: University of Minnesota.