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- Bethel sandstone*
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Name Bethel sandstone applied to the sandstone overlying, probably with a slight unconformity, the Ohara limestone member of the Ste. Genevieve limestone in western KY. Unit is thick-bedded, rather coarse-grained sandstone with some pebbles, but not conglomeratic. Thickness 10 to 40 ft. Is Cypress sandstone of Ulrich in USGS Prof. Paper 36. Underlies Ridenhower shale in some places and Gasper oolite in others. Is especially thick and well displayed in vicinity of Bethel School, 3.5 mi west of Marion in Crittenden Co., western KY. Age is Mississippian.
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Bethel sandstone occurs in area of report where it underlies Paint Creek formation and overlies Renault formation.
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Name Bethel sandstone extended into northern AL for the sandstone overlying Ste. Genevieve limestone.
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Bethel sandstone assigned to New Design group (new). In standard Mississippian section, underlies Paint Creek formation and overlies Renault formation. Sandstone is brownish moderately fine grained, in part massive and cross-bedded and in part more thinly and evenly bedded. Locally conglomeratic at base. Not more than 10 ft thick in Union Co., IL. In southwestern part of county and in southeastern Perry Co., MO, cannot be recognized sufficiently to separate Renault and Paint Creek formations. Thickness in southern Johnson Co., IL, is 12 ft. Thickens eastward to 50 ft in Ohio River bluff below Golconda. On both sides of river near Shetlerville unit is at least 100 ft thick. Thins southward in KY and is not recognized beyond Elkton, Todd Co.
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- Bethel formation
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In this southwestern IN, Bethel formation is used in place of Mooretown sandstone. Stratigraphic position is below Beaver Bend limestone and above Paoli limestone.
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In northwestern AL (Colbert Co. and central Lawrence Co.) and northeastern MS (Tishomingo Co.), beds described by Butts (1926) as Bethel sandstone are included in Tanyard Branch member of Pride Mountain formation (both new).
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Lowermost formation in West Baden group (redefined). Thickness 16 to 35 ft. Underlies Beaver Bend limestone; overlies Paoli limestone of Blue River group (new).
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Abandonment in AL of the Ste. Genevieve Limestone, Bethel Sandstone, Gasper Formation, Cypress Sandstone, and Golconda Formation is herein recommended. Pride Mountain Formation appears to be the only mappable stratigraphic subdivision that can be used regionally for the alternating clay shale and sandstone units between the Tuscumbia Limestone and Hartselle Sandstone in northwestern AL.
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- Bethel Member
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Bethel extended into southeastern MO as middle member of Paint Creek Formation. Age is Mississippian (Chesterian).
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