Cincinnati Group

Cincinnati Group
Stratigraphic range: Late Ordovician
Brachiopod-rich Cincinnatian limestone (Waynesville/Bull Fork Formation, Ohio)
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsDrakes Formation, Preachersville Member, Whitewater Formation, Liberty Formation, Waynesville Formation, Arnheim Formation, Grant Lake Limestone, Bellevue Member, Corryville Member, Mount Auburn Member, and Straight Creek Member, Miamitown Shale, Fairview Formation, Kope Formation, Clays Ferry Formation Point Pleasant Tongue
UnderliesCataract Group
OverliesTrenton Group
Location
RegionKentucky, Ohio, Indiana
CountryUnited States

The Cincinnati Group is a geologic group in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. It is Upper Ordovician. This geologic group is made up of ten member formations the Drakes Formation, Whitewater Formation, Liberty Formation, Arnheim Formation, Grant Lake Limestone, Miamitown Shale, Fairview Formation and Kope Formation. There are also several member of the respective formations.

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