The Rhems Formation, also called the Rhems Shale, is a
geologic formation
A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics ( lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exp ...
in
South Carolina
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, anthem = "Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind"
, Former = Province of South Carolina
, seat = Columbia
, LargestCity = Charleston
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. The Rhems Formation is considered part of the
Black Mingo Group
The Black Mingo Group is a geologic group in South Carolina composed of dark grey to black clays, shales, laminated sandy shales, and yellow-red sands. The group's name comes from Black Mingo Creek where outcrops of the group are exposed. The bott ...
. It was named after
Rhems, SC which is located five miles from the type locality at Perkins Bluff. The unit is a light gray to black
shale
Shale is a fine-grained, clastic sedimentary rock formed from mud that is a mix of flakes of clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolin, Al2 Si2 O5( OH)4) and tiny fragments (silt-sized particles) of other minerals, especia ...
interlaminated with thin seams of fine-grained sand and mica with some layers partially silicified. It preserves
fossils
A fossil (from Classical Latin , ) is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons, stone imprints of animals or microbes, objects preserved ...
dating back to the
Paleogene
The Paleogene ( ; also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of ...
period
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.
See also
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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Carolina
This article contains a list of fossil-bearing stratigraphic units in the state of South Carolina, U.S.
Sites
See also
* Paleontology in South Carolina
References
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Paleontology in South Carolina The location of the state of South Carolina
Paleontology in South Carolina refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from the U.S. state of South Carolina.
Evidence suggests that at least part of South Carolina ...
References
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Paleogene geology of South Carolina
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