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Geologic Unit: Belvidere

Usage:

Belvidere Till Member of Glasford Formation (IL)


Geologic age:

Quaternary
Pleistocene
Illinoian


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Type section: Belvidere South Boring, near junction of U.S. Route 20 and Genoa Road, 0.8 km southeast of Belvidere, in NW/4 NW/4 NW/4 sec. 6, T. 43 N., R. 4 E., Boone Co., IL (Kempton and others, 1985).


AAPG geologic province:

Wisconsin arch


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