• Source: Rhems Formation

The Rhems Formation, also called the Rhems Shale, is a geologic formation in South Carolina. The Rhems Formation is considered part of the Black Mingo Group. 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 interlaminated with thin seams of fine-grained sand and mica with some layers partially silicified. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.




See also



List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in South Carolina
Paleontology in South Carolina




References


Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
Sloan, Earle (1908). "Catalogue of mineral localities of South Carolina". South Carolina Geological Survey. Series 4 (2): 505.

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