- Usage in publication:
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- Fencepost limestone†
- Fence-post limestone†
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- Overview
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Salina basin
Summary:
†Fence-post limestone (†Fencepost limestone). See under †Downs limestone. Present in north-central Kansas. Age is Late Cretaceous.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 726).
- Usage in publication:
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- Fencepost limestone bed
- Modifications:
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- Overview
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Salina basin
Summary:
Pg. 111. Fencepost limestone bed of Pfeifer shale member of Greenhorn limestone. Bed at top of Pfeifer shale member. Blue gray, weathers to light tan. Age is Late Cretaceous.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1335).
- Usage in publication:
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- Fence-post limestone bed
- Modifications:
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- Overview
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Salina basin
Summary:
(Mesozoic Era; [Jurassic and Cretaceous Systems] by H.G. O'Connor, p. 53-58.) Fence-post limestone bed of Pfeifer Shale Member of Greenhorn Limestone of Colorado Group. Fence-post limestone bed at top of Pfeifer. Bluish-gray, weathering light tan. Age is Late Cretaceous.
Source: Publication.
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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