Usage:
Conover Bentonite Bed of Rivoli Member of Dunleith Formation of Galena Group (IL,IA)
Conover Bentonite Bed of Loves Park Member of Dunleith Formation of Galena Group (IL)
Geologic age:
Late Ordovician (Mohawkian; Chatfieldian)
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: Engineers Old Cut section, stream diversion channel, 2.4 km west of Decorah, in SE/4 NE/4 sec. 18, T. 98 N., R. 8 W., [approx. Lat. 43 deg. 18 min. 24 sec. N., Long. 91 deg. 49 min. 32 sec. W., Decorah 7.5-min quadrangle], Winneshiek Co., northeast IA (Willman and Kolata, 1978).
Named from town of Conover, [Fort Atkinson 7.5-min quadrangle], Winneshiek Co., northeast IA, 11.2 km southwest of type section (Willman and Kolata, 1978).
AAPG geologic province:
Iowa shelf
Wisconsin arch
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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