Lockport Group

Lockport Group
Stratigraphic range: Sheinwoodian-Homerian
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TypeGroup
Unit ofCayugan Series
Sub-units
UnderliesVernon Formation
OverliesClinton Group
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
OtherLimestone, Chert
Location
RegionNew York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ontario
CountryUnited States, Canada
ExtentAppalachian Basin, Michigan Basin

The Lockport Group is a geologic group in the Appalachian Basin and Michigan Basin in the northeastern United States and Canada. This unit makes up the Niagara Escarpment. Its most famous feature is Niagara Falls. The unit outcrops in New York, Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Illinois.