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Elbrook Formation
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
TypeFormation
UnderliesConococheague Formation
OverliesWaynesboro Formation
Location
RegionAppalachia and Southeastern United States
CountryUnited States
ExtentVirginia[1] and West Virginia

The Elbrook Formation is a geologic formation in West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. It dates back to the Cambrian period. Fossils of trilobite fragments have been discovered, but they are rare. The Elbrook Formation is not considered fossiliferous.

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