Lake of Egypt member (informal) of Tradewater Formation (IL)
Informal. The rank or lithologic term should not be capitalized.
Middle Pennsylvanian (Atokan)
Not designated. Measured section in W/2 NE/4 sec. 23, T. 11 S., R. 2 E., Goreville quadrangle, Johnson Co., IL. Named from lake which straddles Williamson-Johnson Co. border (Jacobson, 1992).
Illinois basin
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