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  • Usage in publication:
    • Seeber Flats sandstone
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sandstone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Appalachian basin
Publication:

Wilson, C.W., Jr., Jewell, J.W., and Luther, E.T., 1956, Pennsylvanian geology of the Cumberland Plateau: Tennessee Division of Geology Geologic Folio, 21 p.


Summary:

Named as a formation in Indian Bluff group. Named for Seeber Flats, a feature formed by this formation. Consists of sandstone. Thickness is as much as 60 ft, averages 25 ft. Underlies a shale interval 40 to 120 ft thick which in turn underlies Stockstill sandstone (new); overlies a shale interval 40 to 120 ft thick at base of group. Age is Pennsylvanian (Pottsville series). Report includes geologic maps, cross sections, stratigraphic sections, and correlation chart.

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


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