West Castleton Formation

The West Castleton Formation is a geologic formation in New York and Vermont. It preserves fossils dating back to the Cambrian period.

West Castleton Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Type	Metamorphic
Sub-units	Beebe Limestone Member
Lithology
Primary	Slate, Phyllite
Other	dolostone, quartzite, Arkose
Location
Region	New York, Vermont
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	West Castleton, Vermont
Named by	E-an Zen

It is described in Vermont as "Gray silicious to black, graphitic, pyritiferous slate and phyllite, locally with interbedded thin dark grey dolostone and grey quartzite and arkosic layers. Thin, white sandy laminae commonly found in the graphitic beds."^[1]

Type Section

The type section is a roadcut along Scotch Hill Road, south of West Castleton, Vermont.^[2][3]

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• New York (state) portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in New York