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The Ringold Formation is a geological formation in Eastern Washington, United States. The formation consists of sediment laid down by the Columbia River following the flood basalt eruptions of the Columbia River Basalt Group, and reaches up to 1,000 feet (300 m) thick in places. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Miocene and Pliocene epochs of…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Ringold Formation | Coordinates | .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars… | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ringold Formation | Country | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ringold Formation | Named by | John C. Merriam, John P. Buwalda | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ringold Formation | Named for | Ringold Post Office | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ringold Formation | Overlies | Columbia River Basalt Group | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ringold Formation | Region | Washington (state) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ringold Formation | Thickness | 1,000 feet (300 m) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ringold Formation | Type | Formation | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ringold Formation | Underlies | Deposits from Missoula Floods | 1.00 | infobox |
| Ringold Formation | is a | geological formation in Eastern Washington | 0.90 | text |
| Ringold Formation | is a | sediment laid down during the period of the lake's existence and while the route of the river was changing.Some of the sediments found as part of the formation may have been sou… | 0.90 | text |
| the Mississippi lowland forests | instance of | The lower Ringold flora is similar to moist eastern ecosystems | 0.80 | text |
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