Ely Springs Dolomite

The Ely Springs Dolomite is an Ordovician period geologic formation in the Southwestern United States.

Ely Springs Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type	Geologic formation
Underlies	Hidden Valley Dolomite (in California)
Lithology
Primary	Dolomite
Location
Region	Mojave Desert in California, Nevada, Utah
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Ely Springs Range

The Dolomite formation is exposed in areas of the northern Mojave Desert in Inyo County, California, southern Nevada including the Ely Springs Range, and southwestern Utah.^[1]

Fossils

It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period of the Paleozoic Era.^[2]

See also

• Paleontology portal

• Geology of Inyo County, California
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada
• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Utah