Citronelle Formation

Citronelle Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Pliocene (late Hemphillian)
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TypeFormation
Lithology
Primarysand and gravelly sand
Otherclay and sandy clay
Location
Coordinates30°48′N 88°06′W / 30.8°N 88.1°W / 30.8; -88.1
Approximate paleocoordinates31°00′N 86°24′W / 31.0°N 86.4°W / 31.0; -86.4
RegionAlabama, Louisiana, Florida, Mississippi
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forCitronelle, Alabama
Named byG. C. Matson
Citronelle Formation (the United States)
Citronelle Formation (Alabama)

The Citronelle Formation is a Hemphillian geologic formation in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.

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