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  • Usage in publication:
    • Wesselman Tongue*
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Shale
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Cincinnati arch
Publication:

Ford, J.P., 1967, Cincinnatian geology in southwest Hamilton County, Ohio: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 51, no. 6, p. 918-936. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

Wesselman Tongue of Kope Formation named. Composed mostly of shale in beds 3 to 7 ft thick with interbeds of fossiliferous limestone 0.1 to 0.5 ft thick. Ranges from about 10 to about 30 ft in thickness. Occurs at top of Kope Formation; grades laterally into Fairview Formation; underlain by North Bend Tongue of Fairview Formation.

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


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Wesselman Tongue*
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Cincinnati arch
Publication:

Pojeta, John, Jr., 1979, The Ordovician paleontology of Kentucky and nearby states; Introduction, IN Pojeta, John, Jr., Contributions to the Ordovician Paleontology of Kentucky and nearby states: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 1066-A, 48 p.


Summary:

Wesselman Tongue of Kope Formation adopted for use by USGS.

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


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