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Vasalemma
| Formation | Vasalemma |
|---|---|
| Member(s) | Saku |
| Age: | 453 - 443 Ma Paleozoic |
| Interval | Keila |
| Lithology | limestone, grainstone/wackestone, wackestone/quartzite, grainstone, grainstone/"limestone", "mixed carbonate-siliciclastic" |
| Number of Collections | 39 |
| Number of Occurrences | 195 |
Recorded Sample Locations
| Location | Region | Stratigraphic Name |
|---|---|---|
| Vasalemma | Harju County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Vasalemma | Harju County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Keila | Ida-Viru County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Uksnurme | Harju County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Saku Quarry | Harju County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Erra | Ida-Viru County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Jögisoo | Harju County, Estonia | Vasalemma - Saku |
| Kopelmaa ditch at Voore road | Estonia | Vasalemma - Saku |
| Tuula | Harju County, Estonia | Vasalemma - Saku |
| Lehtmetsa | Saare County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Rakvere large quarry | Lääne-Viru County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| along Dolgaja River | Leningrad Oblast, Russia | Vasalemma |
| Sompa | Ida-Viru County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| unknown quarry near Vasalemma | Harju County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Rummu Quarry | Harju County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Äiamaa borehole | Järva County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Törremäe | Lääne-Viru County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
| Kadriorg | Harju County, Estonia | Vasalemma |
Associated Units
| Stratigraphic Name | Age | Lithology | Occurrence Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hirmuse | 458 - 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | marl/claystone, "limestone", "limestone"/claystone | 186 |
| Jôhvi | 458 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | limestone, "limestone"/"shale" | 48 |
| Kahula | 458 - 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | limestone | 118 |
| Kahula - Kurtna | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | limestone | 41 |
| Kahula - Pääsküla | 453 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | marl/"limestone", "limestone" | 32 |
| Kahula - Saue | 458 - 453 Ma Ordovician | wackestone, "limestone" | 63 |
| Keila - Lehtmetsa | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | 18 | |
| Keila - Pääsküla | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | 5 | |
| Keila - Saue | 461 - 456 Ma Ordovician | 16 | |
| Körgekallas | 466 - 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | limestone | 25 |
| Rägavere - Piilse | 456 - 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | limestone | 48 |
| Saku | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | mudstone, mudstone/sandstone, sandstone | 181 |
| Varbola | 443 - 436 Ma Silurian | packstone/"limestone", "limestone" | 128 |
| Vasalemma - Saku | 458 - 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | limestone | 15 |
| Viivikonna | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | shale, "limestone", "limestone"/marl | 73 |
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!
