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  • Usage in publication:
    • Lost Creek limestone
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Limestone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Morse, W.C., 1931, The Pennsylvanian invertebrate fauna of Kentucky; Chapter 6, IN Jillson, W.R., ed., The paleontology of Kentucky; a symposium outlining systematically, and briefly describing with stratigraphic references the various fossil forms of life indigenous to the rocks of the Commonwealth: Kentucky Geological Survey Geologic Report, 6th series, v. 36, p. 293-348.


Summary:

Named for Lost Creek, Breathitt Co., eastern KY. Exposed along crest of ridge between Lost Creek and Big Branch of Kentucky River, Buckhorn quad, just north of gap through which passes a road connecting these two streams. Consists of a thin limestone that differs markedly from all others in eastern KY. Badly broken in type area but large blocks show it to be at least 3.5 ft thick. Lower two-thirds is fossiliferous dolomitic limestone and upper third is a blue shelly limestone. Rock is very fossiliferous (fossils are listed). Lies 175 ft above Magoffin beds, nearly 130 ft above Saltlick beds, and 370 ft below Flint Ridge flint. [Age is Pennsylvanian.]

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


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Lost Creek limestone [unranked]
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Moore, R.C. (chairman), 1944, Correlation of Pennsylvanian formations of North America; Chart No. 6, Correlation chart of Pennsylvanian rocks of North America: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 55, no. 6, p. 657-706., Prepared by the Pennsylvanian Subcommittee, R.C. Moore, chairman, under the auspices of the National Research Council Committee on Stratigraphy, C.O. Dunbar, chairman


Summary:

Chart no. 6 (column 22, Kentucky River valley, eastern Kentucky, collated by H.R. Wanless and J.M. Weller); see also H.R. Wanless, 1939, GSA Spec. Paper 17, p. 91. Lost Creek limestone [unranked]. A limestone in Breathitt formation. Age is [Middle Pennsylvanian]; Alleghany; Desmoinesian; Westphalian C.

Source: Publication; US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, Wanless 1939 entry, p. 2237-2238).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Lost Creek limestone
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Rice, C.L., Hiett, J.K., and Koozmin, E.D., 1994, Glossary of Pennsylvanian stratigraphic names, central Appalachian basin, IN Rice, C.L., ed., Elements of Pennsylvanian stratigraphy, central Appalachian basin: Geological Society of America Special Paper, 294, p. 115-155.


Summary:

Unranked marine limestone in Breathitt Formation directly above Hindman coal. Strata assigned to Stoney Fork Member of Breathitt by Ping and Rice (1979). Here correlated with Boggs (Blunt Run) limestone in OH.

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


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