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  • Usage in publication:
    • Dyson Hollow member
    • Dyson Hollow zone
  • Modifications:
    • Original reference
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Salina basin
Publication:

Condra, G.E., 1949, The nomenclature, type localities, and correlation of the Pennsylvanian subdivisions in eastern Nebraska and adjacent states: Nebraska Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 16, 67 p.


Summary:

Pg. 32. Dyson Hollow member or Dyson Hollow zone within Stoner limestone. Thickness 1.5 to 2 feet. Underlies Kiewitz shale zone; overlies Eudora shale. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian).
Type locality: below upper water fall in Dyson Hollow, located about 1-3/8 mi west of La Platte, Sarpy Co., eastern NE.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1191).


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