| Peedee Formation Stratigraphic range: Cretaceous |
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|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Overlies | Black Creek Formation |
| Thickness | 0 to 886 ft. |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Sand - glauconitic to argillic |
| Other | Clay, limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | North Carolina and South Carolina |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Pee Dee River, type locality: Burches Ferry, South Carolina |
The Peedee Formation is a geologic formation in North and South Carolina. A marine deposit, named for exposures along the Great Peedee River, it preserves belemnites and foraminifera fossils dating from the Late Cretaceous.