Usage:
Leetonia limestone (informal) (OH)
Informal. The rank or lithologic term should not be capitalized.
Geologic age:
Pennsylvanian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section (=Salem limestone of Stout and Lamborn, 1924, Ohio Geol. Survey Bull., no. 28): along abandoned Y & O RR at deserted mine of Salem Mining Company, in NW/4 sec. 3, Salem Twp., Columbiana Co. Named from town of Leetonia, Columbiana Co., eastern OH (Denton and ohters, 1961).
AAPG geologic province:
Appalachian basin
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 ( ).
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