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- Milroy limestone [unranked]
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- Original reference
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- Limestone
- Dolomite
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Pg. F5, F6, F14, F15 (geol. map). Milroy limestone [unranked] in Loysburg limestone. Name Milroy is proposed by Rones for the "tiger-striped" beds of Kay's reports [see G.M. Kay, 1944, Jour. Geol., v. 52, no. 1], in which dolomitic bands of irregular 1- to 2-inch interlayers of dolomitic limestone and purer limestone weather with distinct relief on many of the exposed surfaces that transect the bedding of the rock. Thickness 300 feet. Underlies Clover limestone [unranked] in Loysburg limestone. Overlies Tea Creek dolomite (new) of Bellefonte group. Chazyan stage.
[Type area]: Bellefonte to Pleasant Gap, Nittany Valley, Centre Co., central PA. [Probably named from town of Milroy, north of Reedsville, Armagh Twp., Lewistown 15-min quadrangle, Mifflin Co., central PA.]
[Typographical error (US geologic names lexicon, USGS Bull. 1350, p. 491): The Milroy lies within the Loysburg limestone, not beneath it.]
Source: Publication; US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1350, p. 491).
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- Milroy Member
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- Revised
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Revised the Milroy to the Milroy Member of the Loysburg Formation in central PA. Unit is lowest member of formation. Occurs as lens-shaped masses ranging from 0 to 400 feet thick. Consists of interbedded limestone and dolomite. The lower contact is placed beneath the first occurrence of limestone and above the highest dolomite of the underlying Tea Creek Member of the Bellefonte Formation. The upper contact is placed beneath the lowest bed with abundant and diverse fauna above which no dolomite beds occur that are greater than 3 feet thick. Underlies the Clover Member of the Loysburg.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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- Milroy Member
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- Revised
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Used Milroy Limestone of the Loysburg Group in place of "Tiger-striped" member of Kay (1944). Lowest unit of Loysburg. Consists of medium dark-gray, coarse calcilutite with numerous 1-inch light-gray weathering dolomitic bands that stand out in relief. Thickness is about 410 feet. Unconformably(?) overlies Bellefonte Formation of Beekmantown Group and underlies the Clover Limestone. The Milroy is of Middle Ordovician age.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
- Usage in publication:
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- Milroy Member
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- Overview
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
The Milroy Member of the Loysburg Formation in central PA consists of alternating laminated limestone, dolomitic limestone, and dolomite. Overlies the Bellefonte Formation and underlies Clover Member of Loysburg.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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