Marcellus Formation

marcellus shale
Landform geological_formation Q1554536
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Marcellus Formation

Summary

Marcellus Formation is a geological formation[1].

Key Facts

  • Marcellus Formation is in the country of United States[2].
  • Marcellus Formation's instance of is recorded as geological formation[3].
  • Marcellus Formation's instance of is recorded as geographic entity[4].
  • Marcellus is named after Marcellus Formation[5].
  • Marcellus Formation is part of Hamilton Group[6].
  • Marcellus Formation's Commons category is recorded as Marcellus Shale[7].
  • Marcellus Formation's temporal range start is recorded as Eifelian[8].
  • Marcellus Formation's temporal range end is recorded as Givetian[9].
  • Marcellus Formation's underlies is recorded as Mahantango Formation[10].
  • Marcellus Formation's overlies is recorded as Onondaga Formation[11].
  • Marcellus Formation's described at URL is recorded as https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/MarcellusRefs_2635.html[12].

Body

Geography

Marcellus Formation is in the country of United States[2]. It is part of Hamilton Group[6].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include geological formation[3] and geographic entity[4].

History and Context

Marcellus is named after Marcellus Formation[5].

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  1. 13d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Locator map image Marcellus Shale Gas Play.gif
    Instance of geological formation, geographic entity
    Encyclopædia britannica online id topic/Marcellus-Shale-basin
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