- Usage in publication:
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- Slater sandstone* member
- Modifications:
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- Original reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Sandstone
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Pg. 31, 33, 40. Slater sandstone member of Mingo formation. Cliff-making sandstone, 0 to 100 feet thick, in Mingo formation, lying 300 feet below top of Mingo. Age is Pennsylvanian.
[Named from Slater Fork of Catron Creek, Bell Co., southeastern KY. Extends into northeastern TN.]
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 2011).
- Usage in publication:
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- Slater sandstone member*
- Modifications:
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- Areal extent
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Appalachian basin
Summary:
Pg. 99, 102, 104, 150. Slater sandstone member of Mingo formation. In Mingo formation between Puckett sandstone (above) and Creech coal. Recognized in southeastern Kentucky and northeastern Tennessee. Age is Middle Pennsylvanian.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 3629).
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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