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Langston Formation

Langston Formation

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The Langston Formation is a geologic formation in Idaho and Utah. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period. The formation is composed of bluish-gray limestone,[1] weathering to a buff color, often with rounded edges.[2]

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Blacksmith Fork is the type locality, and includes more fossils than the Idaho sections.

The Langston Formation includes the fossilerous Spence Shale.

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  1. [1]
    Walcott, Charles. Nomenclature of Some Cambrian Cordilleran formations. Cambrian Geology and Paleontology, I. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 53:1–12, pg. 8
  2. [2]
    Mansfield, George Rogers. Geography, Geology, and Mineral Resources of Part of Southeastern Idaho. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1927, p. 53.
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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