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The Tampa Member
(formerly Tampa Limestone) of the Arcadia Formation is a
white to light gray, fossiliferous, Upper Oligocene to Lower
Miocene marine limestone containing variable amounts of
dolostone, sand, clay, and phosphate. The Tampa is usually a
hard, massive crystalline rock and in some areas it contains
small cavities called molds where shells have been dissolved out
of the rock. Fossils include mollusks, foraminifera, and algae.
The classic outcrop areas are at Ballast Point and Six-Mile
Creek areas in Tampa, Hillsborough County. This unit is
well-known for its silicified fossils, including agatized coral,
Florida’s State Stone.
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