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  • Usage in publication:
    • Kidder Limestone Member*
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Limestone
    • Oolite
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Cincinnati arch
Publication:

Lewis, R.Q., Sr., 1971, The Monteagle Limestone of south-central Kentucky, IN Contributions to stratigraphy: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 1324-E, p. E1-E10.


Summary:

Kidder Limestone Member of Monteagle Limestone named in Wayne Co., south-central KY. Unit extends into TN. Consists of fossiliferous limestone, oolite, calcilutite, and calcarenite. Thickness ranges from 34 to 58 m. Overlies Ste. Genevieve Limestone Member of Monteagle and underlies Hartselle Formation. Age is Late Mississippian.

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


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