Geolex — Higginsville publications

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Geologic Unit: Higginsville

Usage in publication:
- Higginsville limestone member
Modifications:
- Original reference
AAPG geologic province:
- Forest City basin
- Iowa shelf

Publication:

Cline, L.M., 1941, Traverse of upper Des Moines and lower Missouri series from Jackson County, Missouri, to Appanoose County, Iowa: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 25, no. 1, p. 23-72. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]

Summary:

Pg. 26-27 (fig. 2), 36, 63. Higginsville limestone member of Fort Scott formation. Proposed for upper limestone of Fort Scott formation. Traced into Appanoose County, southwestern Iowa. Age is Middle Pennsylvanian (Des Moines).
Well exposed east of Higginsville, Lafayette Co., western MO.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1754-1755).

Usage in publication:
- Higginsville limestone member
Modifications:
- Contact revised
AAPG geologic province:
- Forest City basin
- Cherokee basin

Publication:

Jewett, J.M., 1941, Classification of the Marmaton group, Pennsylvanian, in Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 38, pt. 11, p. 285-344.

Summary:

Pg. 308, 309. Higginsville limestone member of Fort Scott limestone of Marmaton group. Overlies Little Osage shale member (new) of Fort Scott. Underlies Labette shale. Average thickness in Kansas about 16 feet. Upper part carries CHAETETES, fusulinids, and a few other fossils. Age is Middle Pennsylvanian (Des Moines).
Beds 11 to 13 in measured section of the type exposure of the Fort Scott limestone, in NE/4 sec. 19, T. 25 S., R. 25 E., Bourbon County, Kansas (pl. 2).

Source: Publication; US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1754-1755).

Usage in publication:
- Higginsville limestone member
Modifications:
- Contact revised
AAPG geologic province:
- Forest City basin
- Cherokee basin

Publication:

Greene, F.C., and Searight, W.V., 1949, Revision of the classification of the post-Cherokee Pennsylvanian beds of Missouri: Missouri Division of Geological Survey and Water Resources Report of Investigations, no. 11, 22 p.

Summary:

Pg. 6. Higginsville limestone member of Fort Scott formation of Marmaton group. Overlies Flint Hill sandstone bed (new) in Little Osage member of Fort Scott. Age is Middle Pennsylvanian (Des Moines).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1754-1755).

Usage in publication:
- Higginsville limestone member
Modifications:
- Areal extent
AAPG geologic province:
- Chautauqua platform

Publication:

Alexander, R.D., 1954, Desmoinesian fusulinids of northeastern Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological Survey Circular, no. 31, 67 p.

Summary:

Pg. 14, 16 (fig. 2). Higginsville limestone member of Fort Scott limestone formation. Reaches maximum thickness of 35 feet in Craig County, northeastern Oklahoma, and passes into shale in western Rogers County. Age is Middle Pennsylvanian (Des Moines).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1754-1755).

Usage in publication:
- Higginsville limestone member
Modifications:
- Areal extent
AAPG geologic province:
- Iowa shelf

Publication:

Hershey, H.G., Brown, C.N., Northup, R.C., and Van Eck, Orville, 1960, Highway construction materials from the consolidated rocks of southwestern Iowa: Iowa Highway Research Bulletin, no. 15, 151 p.

Summary:

Pg. 33, fig. 5. Higginsville limestone member of Fort Scott limestone of Marmaton group. Medium gray, finely crystalline, and massive. Somewhat more fossiliferous to southeast than in Madison County, southwestern Iowa. Thickness 2 feet in Appanoose County; 1 foot in Madison County. Shale section underlies Higginsville; in Appanoose County, carbonaceous shale is found immediately below the limestone; in Madison County, this shale is reddish brown and contains large ostracodes. Shale interval between Higginsville and overlying Houx Limestone member is about 15 feet in Appanoose and about 7 feet in Madison County. Age is Middle Pennsylvanian (Des Moines).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1754-1755).

Usage in publication:
- Higginsville Limestone Member
Modifications:
- Revised
AAPG geologic province:
- Iowa shelf

Publication:

Ravn, R.L., Swade, J.W., Howes, M.R., Gregory, J.T., Anderson, R.R., and Van Dorpe, P.E., 1984, Stratigraphy of the Cherokee Group and revision of Pennsylvanian stratigraphic nomenclature in Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey Bureau Technical Information Series, no. 12.

Summary:

Extended areally from MO into southern IA on the Iowa shelf. Where it is assigned as the upper member of the newly named Stephens Forest Formation of Marmaton Group of Des Moines Supergroup. Formerly assigned to the Fort Scott Limestone of the Marmaton. Overlies the unnamed shale member of the Stephens Forest. Underlies Labette Shale of the Marmaton. Is of variable character. Ranges from 2 to 10 ft thick. Predominantly calcareous mudstone with several limestones in lower part.

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

For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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