- Usage in publication:
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- Gilmore limestone
- Modifications:
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- Original reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Limestone
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin (Eastern Overthrust area)
Summary:
Pg. 173. Gilmore limestone in Greene formation. Six inches thick, underlies Gilmore coal and is separated from underlying Taylor sandstone by 100 to 150 feet of red sandy beds, sandstones, and sometimes a limestone. [Recognized in northern West Virginia. Age is Permian.]
[Probably named from association with Gilmore coal.]
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 820).
- Usage in publication:
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- Gilmore limestone
- Modifications:
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- Areal extent
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin (Eastern Overthrust area)
Summary:
Pg. 118 (table 1). Gilmore limestone. Table of classification and nomenclature lists Gilmore limestone in Greene series above Upper Rockport limestone and below Gilmore coal. [Age is Permian.]
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1511).
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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