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Lucayan Formation

Coordinates: 24°36′N 79°06′W / 24.6°N 79.1°W / 24.6; -79.1
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Lucayan Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Pleistocene
TypeFormation
Lithology
PrimaryPackstone
OtherWackestone, grainstone, floatstone
Location
Coordinates24°36′N 79°06′W / 24.6°N 79.1°W / 24.6; -79.1
RegionGreat Bahama Bank
Country Bahamas
Lucayan Formation is located in Bahamas
Lucayan Formation
Lucayan Formation (Bahamas)

The Lucayan Formation is a geologic formation in the Bahamas. It preserves fossils dating back to the Early Pleistocene period.[1]

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  • A. F. Budd and C. Manfrino. 2001. Coral assemblages and reef environments in the Bahamas Drilling Project cores. in R. N. Ginsburg, ed., Subsurface geology of a prograding carbonate platform margin, Great Bahama Bank: results of the Bahamas Drilling Project. SEPM Special Publication 70 41-59