Roadcuts exposed along US 58 Virginia, close to Dickensonville.
Ordovician Rockdell Formation Buildups, overlying flank beds and tidal flats.

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 these images were photographed by Christopher Kendall using a digital Coolpix camera.

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