Template:Infobox rockunit
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[change source]Specify parameters as instructed below. {{{name}}} will default to the name of the page if unspecified. {{{period}}} should specify the main period in which the unit lies; this will colour the taxobox according to the international standard period colours. If {{{age}}} is unspecified, then the value of {{{period}}} will also be used to illustrate the unit's stratigraphic range.
{{Infobox rockunit | name = | period = | age = | image = | imagesize = | caption = | type = [[Geological formation]] | prilithology = | otherlithology = | unitof = | subunits = | underlies = | overlies = | thickness = up to {{Convert||ft|m|-1}} | area = | map = | map_caption = <!----Location----> | location = | coordinates = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}} | region = | country = | extent = {{Convert||mi|km}} <!--Type section---> | namedfor = <!--Usually a nearby town--> | namedby = <!--Author of defining paper--> | year_ts = <!--Year of definition--> | location_ts = <!--Place,mountain,...--> | coordinates_ts = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}}<!--Geographic coordinates--> | paleocoordinates_ts = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}}<!--Paleocoordinates--> | region_ts = <!--Region of type section--> | country_ts = <!--Country of type section--> | thickness_ts = <!--Thickness at type section--> }}
Usage examples
[change source]Marcellus Formation Stratigraphic range: Mid Devonian, ~ | |
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![]() Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, New York | |
Type | Geological formation |
Unit of | Hamilton Group |
Sub-units | {list of sub-units} |
Underlies | Mahantango Formation |
Overlies | Onondaga Formation |
Area | {area} |
Thickness | up to 900 feet (270 m) |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Slate, Limestone, Sandstone |
Location | |
Coordinates | 42°59′N 76°20′W / 42.99°N 76.34°W |
Region | Appalachian Basin of eastern North America |
Country | {country} |
Extent | 600 miles (970 km) |
Type section | |
Named for | Marcellus, New York |
Named by | James Hall |
Year defined | 1839 |
Country | USA |
{{Infobox rockunit | name = Marcellus Formation | age = Mid Devonian, ~{{Geological range|395|390}} | period = Mid Devonian | image = MarcellusShaleBank1.jpg | imagesize = 180px | type = [[Geological formation]] | prilithology = [[Shale]] | otherlithology = [[Slate]], [[Limestone]], [[Sandstone]] | region = [[Appalachian Basin]] of <br><eastern North America | country = {country} | coordinates = {{coord|42.99|N|76.34|W}} | caption = Marcellus shale exposure above Marcellus, New York | unitof = [[Hamilton Group]] | subunits = {list of sub-units} | underlies = [[Mahantango Formation]] | overlies = [[Onondaga Formation]] | thickness = up to {{convert|900|ft|m|-1}} | extent = {{convert|600|mi|km}} | area = {area} | map = | map_caption = Extent of the Marcellus Formation | namedfor = [[Marcellus (village), New York|Marcellus, New York]] | namedby = [[James Hall (paleontologist)|James Hall]] | year_ts = 1839 | location_ts = <!--Place,mountain,...--> | coordinates_ts = {{Coord||N||W|display=inline}}<!--Geographic coordinates--> | region_ts = <!--Region of type section--> | country_ts = USA | thickness_ts = <!--Thickness at type section--> }}
Cretaceous chalk Stratigraphic range: | |
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Lithology | |
Primary | Chalk |
Location | |
Country | U.K. |
{{infobox rockunit | name = Cretaceous chalk | period = Late Cretaceous | prilithology = Chalk | country = U.K. }}