Usage:
Liston Creek Limestone Member of Wabash Formation (IN-northern)
Liston Creek Formation (IN*)
Subunits:
Red Bridge Limestone Bed (IN)
Geologic age:
late Silurian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: exposure on Liston Creek, [in NE/4 SW/4 sec. 24, T. 26 N., R. 5 E.], in southwestern Wabash Co., IN (Cumings and Shrock, 1927).
Reference section (subsurface): Northern Indiana Public Service Company Gale M. and Glada Skinner No. 1 well, near Royal Center, [in NW/4 NW/4 sec. 10, T. 28 N., R. 1 W.], Cass Co., IN (Pinsak and Shaver, 1964).
AAPG geologic province:
Cincinnati arch*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
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