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  • Usage in publication:
    • Grand Avenue Member
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Limestone
    • Shale
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Cincinnati arch
Publication:

Ford, J.P., 1967, Cincinnatian geology in southwest Hamilton County, Ohio: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 51, no. 6, p. 918-936. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

Named for Grand Avenue, Cincinnati, OH. Composed of shale and fossiliferous limestone. Limestone beds considerably thicker and more abundant than typical Kope Formation which lies above and below. 11 ft thick at type section. Occurs in upper part of Kope Formation.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Grand Avenue Member*
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Cincinnati arch
Publication:

Pojeta, John, Jr., 1979, The Ordovician paleontology of Kentucky and nearby states; Introduction, IN Pojeta, John, Jr., Contributions to the Ordovician Paleontology of Kentucky and nearby states: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 1066-A, 48 p.


Summary:

Grand Avenue Member of Kope Formation adopted for use by USGS in KY and OH.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Grand Avenue Member
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
    • Areal extent
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Cincinnati arch
Publication:

Jennette, D.C., and Pryor, W.A., 1993, Cyclic alternation of proximal and distal storm facies; Kope and Fairview Formations (Upper Ordovician), Ohio and Kentucky: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology, v. 63, no. 2, p. 183-203. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

The Kope-Fairview-Bellevue succession is the first of three major progradational units that compose the Cincinnatian Series in the Cincinnati, OH, area. Each succession is interpreted as a mixed siliciclastic-carbonate ramp. The Kope Formation, consisting of approximately 80 percent calcareous and argillaceous shale and 20 percent coarse to fine-grained limestones and siltstones, is the most distal facies of the ramp complex. The Grand Avenue Member is recognizable along the Ohio River and consists of 3 to 4 m of interbedded shale and limestone similar to the overlying Fairview Formation. The Grand Avenue becomes indistinguishable 20 km to the north. Age is Late Ordovician (Edenian).

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


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