Fort Payne Chert Formation

Geology

Members: unnamed (40)

Lithologies: "shale" (20), wackestone (6), packstone (14), "limestone" (1), "carbonate" (3), chert (2)

Paleoenvironments: marine indet. (17), carbonate indet. (1), reef, buildup or bioherm (22)

Age range: base of the Chadian to the top of the Osagean or 346.70000 to 343.00000 Ma
Collections

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Georgia) (164684)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Kentucky) (6204 6205 165194)
Osagean - Chadian352.0 - 340.0USA (Kentucky) (6201 165199)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Kentucky) (2642 2643 2644 2641 2675 2677 2678 2640 2672 2673 2676 2680 2681 2689 2690)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) (2682 2683 2688)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Tennessee) (61 6207)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Kentucky) (59 60 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Alabama) (5872)