Chart 6 (column 29). Hicks limestone. Shown on correlation chart as limestone in McLeansboro formation. Occurs below Hall limestone (new) and above Turner limestone (new). Age is Pennsylvanian. Present in northern Illinois.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1753).
Pg. 11, pl. 1. Hicks limestone of McLeansboro group. Shown on correlation chart as limestone in McLeansboro group. Included in Hicks cyclothem. Age is Pennsylvanian. Type locality given.
Type locality: In NW/4 SW/4 sec. 33, T. 16 N., R. 11 E., Bureau Co., northern IL.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1753).
Pg. 38. Hicks limestone. Discontinued. Name Hicks preempted. No new name proposed.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1753).
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