General Geology Report 44
Structure and stratigraphy of the limestones and dolomites of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

by
MacLachlan, D. B.
1967
Suggested Citation:MacLachlan, D. B., 1967, Structure and stratigraphy of the limestones and dolomites of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 4th ser., General Geology Report 44, 168 p. [Available online.]
Description:This report focuses on the geology of Cambrian and Ordovician carbonate rocks where they occur in Dauphin County, south-central Pennsylvania. Major text topics include the general geologic setting, stratigraphy, structure, chemical composition of the carbonate rocks, and uses of the Dauphin County limestones. An appendix presents descriptions for 10 measured stratigraphic sections. The report includes a plate showing a 1:24,000-scale geologic map, three geologic cross sections, and a tectonic sketch map and related cross sections.
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