Joana Limestone

The Joana Limestone is a limestone geologic formation in White Pine County and Nye County Nevada.

Joana Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Early Mississippian series Carboniferous Period
Type	Formation
Unit of	White Pine Group
Underlies	Chainman Formation
Overlies	Pilot Formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Location
Region	White Pine County, Nye County Nevada
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Joana Mine
Named by	Spencer, 1917

Description

The Joana Limestone was named for exposures at the Joana Mine on the south side of Robinson Canyon, 2 miles north of Ely, Nevada.^[1]

It was formed during the Early Mississippian series of the Carboniferous Period.

It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.^[2]

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• United States portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nevada
• Paleontology in Nevada