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  • Usage in publication:
    • Stockstill 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 Stockstill Creek. Consists of sandstone that is massive in some areas and poorly cemented in others. To the east, thins and becomes shaly sandstone or sandy shale. Thickness is 20 to 80 ft. Separated from overlying Indian Fork sandstone (new) by shale interval ranging from 25 to 100 ft thick; separated from underlying Seeber Flats sandstone (new) by shale interval ranging from 40 to 120 ft thick. Age is Pennsylvanian (Pottsville series). Report includes geologic maps, cross sections, stratigraphic columns, and correlation chart.

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


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