Roadcuts exposed along US Rt. 58 close to Hansonville, Virginia
Cambrian, Nolichucky Formation - Algal Mounds, Ooid shoals, Micrite Ribbons, and Shale
Overall transgressive to regressive cycles (deepening to shallowing).

Stops 11 - 13: Virginia, State Rt 58 between St Paul and Hansonville

Facies: Shallow water carbonates and deeper water shales
Age: Cambro-Ordovician

Unless otherwise indicated the images on this page were photographed by Christopher Kendall with a digital Coolpix camera.

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