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  • Usage in publication:
    • Birdsville formation
  • Modifications:
    • Original reference
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Shale
    • Sandstone
    • Limestone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Illinois basin
Publication:

Ulrich, E.O., 1904, [Preliminary notes on classification and nomenclature of certain Paleozoic rock units in Cape Girardeau area, eastern Missouri], IN Buckley, E.R., and Buehler, H.A., The quarrying industry of Missouri: Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines Report, 2nd series, v. 2, p. 109-111., Letter dated Jan. 9, 1904


Summary:

Pg. 109. Birdsville formation. Shales, sandstones, and thin limestones, composing upper formation of Chester group. Overlies Tribune limestone and underlies [unconformably] Mansfield sandstone (Pennsylvanian). [Age is Mississippian.]
[Named from Birdsville, Livingston Co., western KY.]

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 192).


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