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  • Usage in publication:
    • Hall Summit formation
  • Modifications:
    • Original reference
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sandstone
    • Shale
    • Limestone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Arkla basin
Publication:

Murray, Grover, Jr., 1941, Midway stratigraphy of Sabine uplift, Louisiana and Texas [abs.]: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 25, no. 5, p. 941-942. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

Youngest of three named divisions of Midway sediments that crop out in northwestern Louisiana and outline the highest structural portion of Sabine uplift. Consists of basal sand member, middle lignitic shale member, and upper calcareous member. Overlies Logansport formation (new). Age is Paleocene (Midway).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1650-1651).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Hall Summit formation
  • Modifications:
    • Revised
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Arkla basin
Publication:

Meagher, D.P., and Aycock, L.C., 1942, Louisiana lignite: Louisiana Department of Conservation and Geology Bulletin, no. 3, 56 p.


Summary:

Pg. 13. Hall Summit formation. Includes (ascending) Loggy Bayou, Grand Bayou, and Bistineau members (all new). Age is Paleocene.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1650-1651).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Hall Summit formation
  • Modifications:
    • Principal reference
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Arkla basin
Publication:

Murray, G.E., Jr., and Thomas, E.P., 1945, Midway-Wilcox surface stratigraphy of Sabine uplift, Louisiana and Texas: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 29, no. 1, p. 45-70. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

Pg. 48 (fig. 2), 58-60; G.E. Murray, 1948, Louisiana Dept. Conserv. Geol. Bull., no. 25, p. 127-129, pl. 10. Hall Summit formation. Maximum thickness more than 300 feet in northern Sabine Parish; thins to north and west to an estimated 150 feet in Shelby County, Texas. Underlies Marthaville formation; overlies Logansport formation; both contacts gradational. Age is Paleocene. Type locality designated.
Type locality: exposures in vicinity of village of Hall Summit in T. 14 N., R. 9 W., Red River Parish, LA.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1650-1651).


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