Usage:
DeNay Limestone Member of Coffeyville Formation of Skiatook Group (OK-local)
DeNay Limestone Member of Francis Formation (OK*-local)
Recognized in Pontotoc and Seminole Cos.
Geologic age:
Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Named for typical development on side of an eastward-facing bluff in sec. 5, T. 4 N., R. 7 E., Pontotoc Co., OK, about 0.25 mi east of DeNay School, in Stonewall quadrangle, Pontotoc Co., OK (Morgan, 1922, 1924).
AAPG geologic province:
Arkoma basin*
Chautauqua platform*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).
Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).