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Sedimentological data from the Pliocene Yorktown Formation, near Rushmere, Virginia

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2018-10-19
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2019-03-16

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Spivey, W.E., 2022, Sedimentological data from the Pliocene Yorktown Formation, near Rushmere, Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9FHOJX1.

Summary

Data consist of grain-size distribution by weight in grams of samples collected from the lectostratotype of the Yorktown Formation at Rushmere, Virginia, and from Pipsico Boy Scout Camp, Spring Grove, Virginia. In total, data from 45 samples is included.

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These data were obtained to document sedimentological changes within the Pliocene Yorktown Formation during a deep-time interval of global warmth.

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