Usage:
No current usage.
(†Herrin Limestone of Carbondale Group (IL-local) replaced with Brereton Limestone Member of Carbondale Formation. See Brereton.)
Geologic age:
Pennsylvanian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Named because of its association with Herrin coal. First described in Saline Co., southern IL.
AAPG geologic province:
Illinois basin
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