Usage:
Kewaunee Formation (WI)
Subunits:
Lake Michigan Lobe: Ozaukee, Haven, Valders, and Two Rivers Members. Green Bay Lobe east of Fox River: Branch River, Chilton, and Glenmore Members. Green Bay Lobe west of Fox River: Florence, Silver Cliff, Kirby Lake, and Middle Inlet Members. Langlade Lobe: Florence Member, member E, and Silver Cliff Member
Geologic age:
Quaternary
Pleistocene
Wisconsinan, late
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: Lake bluff at the south edge of the city of Kewaunee, NE/4 SE/4 SE/4 sec. 19, T. 23 N., R. 25 E., Kewaunee 7.5-min quadrangle, Kewaunee Co., eastern WI (Mickelson and others, 1984).
AAPG geologic province:
Wisconsin arch
Michigan basin
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
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