Usage:
Cross Hill Member of Louisville Limestone (IN,KY)
Geologic age:
Silurian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Roadcut between Cross Hill and Top Hill Roads on east and west sides of Lexington Road, 0.40 mi east of Grinstead Drive-Lexington Road intersection in eastern Louisville approx. 1,800 ft southeast of Shanks quarry, Lat. 38 deg. 14 min. 43 sec. N., Long. 85 deg. 41 min. 37 sec. W., Louisville East quadrangle, north-central KY (Conkin and others, 1992).
AAPG geologic province:
Cincinnati arch
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