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Groom Range, Lincoln County, Nevada, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 37.45,-115.733 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | estimated from map |
| Given Location | Nevada, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Lincoln County, Nevada, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Desert Range Limestone Mbr., 3545 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Desert Range Limestone | This member includes thin beds rich in the disarticulated remains of species of Glossopleura at many localities. | "limestone" | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Desert Range Limestone Mbr., 3693 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Desert Range Limestone | This member includes thin beds rich in the disarticulated remains of species of Glossopleura at many localities. | "limestone" | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Desert Range Limestone Mbr., 3767 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Desert Range Limestone | This member includes thin beds rich in the disarticulated remains of species of Glossopleura at many localities. | "limestone" | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Jangle Limeston Mbr., 3484 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Jangle Limestone | The Pahrump Hills Shale Member is poorly fossiliferous, but collections from different areas contain elements of both the Zacanthoidid and Albertella-Mexicella Zonules of the Albertella Zone. | lime mudstone | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Pahrump Hills Shale Member Mbr., 3483 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Pahrump Hills Shale | The Pahrump Hills Shale Member is poorly fossiliferous, but collections from different areas contain elements of both the Zacanthoidid and Albertella-Mexicella Zonules of the Albertella Zone. | not reported | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Pahrump Hills Shale Member Mbr., 3547 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Pahrump Hills Shale | The Pahrump Hills Shale Member is poorly fossiliferous, but collections from different areas contain elements of both the Zacanthoidid and Albertella-Mexicella Zonules of the Albertella Zone. | mudstone | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Pahrump Hills Shale Member Mbr., 3692 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Pahrump Hills Shale | The Pahrump Hills Shale Member is poorly fossiliferous, but collections from different areas contain elements of both the Zacanthoidid and Albertella-Mexicella Zonules of the Albertella Zone. | siltstone | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Pyramid Shale Mbr., 3546 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Pyramid Shale | lime mudstone | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Pyramid Shale Mbr., 3790 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Pyramid Shale | However, in the western sections, in the Groom and Belted Ranges, a thin limestone unit in the middle of the member has yielded the earliest Middle Cambrian trilobites found within the Carrara Formation. These constitute the Poliella lomataspis Zonule and include Poliella lomataspis n. sp. and undetermined kochaspid trilobites. | "limestone" | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Red Pass Limestone Mbr., 3691 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Red Pass Limestone | lime mudstone | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian | |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Red Pass Limestone Mbr., 3695 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Red Pass Limestone | The upper few meters of the member are locally rich in trilobites of the Zacanthoidid Zonule of the Albertella Zone (p. 59) in the Groom Range and the Nevada Test Site. | lime mudstone | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Red Pass Limestone Mbr., 3766 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Red Pass Limestone | The upper few meters of the member are locally rich in trilobites of the Zacanthoidid Zonule of the Albertella Zone (p. 59) in the Groom Range and the Nevada Test Site. | lime mudstone | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Red Pass Limestone Mbr., 4440 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Red Pass Limestone | The upper few meters of the member are locally rich in trilobites of the Zacanthoidid Zonule of the Albertella Zone (p. 59) in the Groom Range and the Nevada Test Site. | lime mudstone | 513 - 501 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Gold Acce Limestone Mbr., a | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Gold Ace Limestone | lime mudstone | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Gold Acce Limestone Mbr., b | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Gold Ace Limestone | lime mudstone | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Pyramid Shale Mbr. | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Pyramid Shale | Throughout the area of outcrop of the Carrara Formation, the lower 10 m of this member, or correlative beds in the east where the underlying Gold Ace Limestone Member is absent, contain the distinctive association of olenellids characteristic of the Olenellus multinodus Zonule. | "shale" | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Thimble Limestone Mbr., 3694 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Thimble Limestone | "limestone" | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Thimble Limestone Mbr., 3786 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Thimble Limestone | "limestone" | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Thimble Limestone Mbr., 3787 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Thimble Limestone | "limestone" | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Groom Range, Carrara Fm, Thimble Limestone Mbr., 4439 | Palmer A. R., Halley R. B. (1979) | Carrara - Thimble Limestone | "limestone" | 541 - 513 Ma Cambrian |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
