- Usage in publication:
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- Newsom shaly clay
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- Named
- Dominant lithology:
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- Clay
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Cincinnati arch
Summary:
Name Newsom shaly clay applied to interval overlying Whites Bend (Laurel) limestone and underlying Bledsoe (Louisville) limestone at Newsoms Station in north-central TN. Thickness ranges from 0 to 8 ft. Included in Clifton limestone. Same as Waldron shaly clay of IN. Age is Silurian (Niagaran).
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
- Usage in publication:
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- Newsom shale
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- Redescribed
- Overview
- Dominant lithology:
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- Shale
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Cincinnati arch
Summary:
Newsom shale, as exposed in the vicinity of its type section in Davidson Co., north-central TN, is a soft calcareous shale that upon weathering breaks down into a yellowish clay. Contains megafossil fauna that is closely related to that of Waldron shale of IN.
Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).
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