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Geologic Unit: Battery Rock
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  • Usage in publication:
    • Battery Rock cyclothem
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Illinois basin
Publication:

Wanless, H.R., 1955, Pennsylvanian rocks of Eastern Interior basin: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 39, no. 9, p. 1753-1820.


Summary:

Pg. 1764 (table 2). Caseyville group includes (ascending) Lusk, Battery Rock, and Pounds cyclothems.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 237).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Battery Rock cyclothem
  • Modifications:
    • Principal reference
    • Revised
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Illinois basin
Publication:

Wanless, H.R., 1956, Classification of the Pennsylvanian rocks of Illinois as of 1956, [with Correlation chart compiled by Raymond Siever]: Illinois Geological Survey Circular, no. 217, 14 p.


Summary:

Pg. 5, 9, pl. 1. Battery Rock cyclothem. Includes (ascending) Battery Rock (Lick Creek) sandstone or conglomerate, Sellers limestone, Battery Rock coal, and Drury shale. Age is Pennsylvanian. Type locality designated.
Type locality: in sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 2 E., Hardin Co., southern IL.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 237).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Battery Rock cyclothem
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Illinois basin
Publication:

Kosanke, R.M., Simon, J.A., Wanless, H.R., and Willman, H.B., 1960, Classification of the Pennsylvanian strata of Illinois: Illinois Geological Survey Report of Investigations, no. 214, 84 p.


Summary:

Pg. 52 (table 2), 64 (table 3), pl. 1. Battery Rock cyclothem. Recognized in southwestern and southeastern Illinois. Occurs above Lusk cyclothem and below Pounds cyclothem. Age is Pennsylvanian. Report presents new rock-stratigraphic classification of Pennsylvanian strata in Illinois. Cyclical classification retained but is entirely independent of rock-stratigraphic classification; includes rocks also assigned to Caseyville formation of McCormick group (new).

Source: Publication; US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 237).


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