| Warrior Formation Stratigraphic range: Cambrian |
|
|---|---|
| Type | sedimentary |
| Underlies | Gatesburg Formation |
| Overlies | Pleasant Hill Formation |
| Thickness | 250 ft at type sections, 1350 ft in Nittany Arch |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | limestone |
| Other | shale, siltstone, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Appalachian Basin |
| Country | United States |
| Extent | Bedford Co., Blair Co., Centre Co., Huntingdon Co. |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Warrior Run, Blair County |
| Named by | C. Butts, 1918 |
The Cambrian Warrior Formation is a mapped limestone bedrock unit in Pennsylvania.
The Warrior Formation is described by Berg and others as gray, thin- to medium-bedded, fossiliferous, cyclic limestone bearing stromatolites, interbedded with shale, siltstone, and sandstone.
Relative age dating places the Warrior Formation in the middle to late Cambrian.