Usage:
Clinton Member of Walworth Formation (IL,WI)
Geologic age:
Quaternary (Pleistocene; Illinoian)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section (outcrop and subsurface; =Walworth Formation type section): roadcut and test hole along Highway 15 (Beloit-Milwaukee Road), 2 mi (3.2 km) northeast of Clinton, in NE/4 SW/4 sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 14 E., [approx. Lat. 42 deg. 34 min. 20 sec. N., Long. 88 deg. 49 min. 37 sec. W.], Clinton 7.5-min quadrangle, Rock Co., southern WI (Mickelson and others, 1984; Syverson and others, 2011).
Named from the village of Clinton; name credited to Carl Fricke and David M. Mickelson (Mickelson and others, 1984; Syverson and others, 2011).
Reference section: Turtle Town quarry [on north side of Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific RR], in NW/4 SW/4 NW/4 sec. 22, T. 1 N., R. 13 E., [approx. Lat. 42 deg. 31 min. 58 sec. N., Long. 88 deg. 57 min. 03 sec. W.], Shopiere 7.5-min quadrangle, Rock Co., southern WI (Mickelson and others, 1984; Syverson and others, 2011).
AAPG geologic province:
Wisconsin arch
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