Unit Name: Leray Limestone Member
Unit Type: Lithostratigraphic
Rank: Member
Status: Formal
Usage: Abandoned
Age Interval: Middle Ordovician (471.8 - 460.9 ma)
Province/Territory: Ontario; Quebec; New York

Originator: Ruedemann, R. and Kemp, J.F., 1910, N.Y. St. Mus. Bull. 138, p. 72.

Type Locality:
Type Locality: Exposures in town of Leray [now Le Raysville], Jefferson Co., NY (Ruedemann, 1910).

Remark:
GeoLex entry: http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/NewUnits/unit_2446.html This unit is a member of the Lowville Formation.

Other Citations:
Ruedemann, R. and Kemp, J.F., 1910, N.Y. St. Mus. Bull. 138, p. 72.

Source: GSC file of geological names; T.E. Bolton and J. Dougherty (compiler)
Contributor: A.A. Coyne
Entry Reviewed: No
Name Set: Lithostratigraphic Lexicon
LastChange: 27 Mar 2007