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Geologic Unit: Millerella

Usage:

Millerella limestone tongue (informal) of Bangor Limestone (AL)
Millerella limestone (MS-subsurface)

Informal. The rank or lithologic term should not be capitalized.


Geologic age:

Late Mississippian (Chesterian)


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Notable exposures in the Black Warrior basin of AL and MS and the Cahaba synclinorium of AL (Thomas and others, 1991).


AAPG geologic province:

Black Warrior basin


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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