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Geologic Unit: Oscar

Usage:

Oscar Group (OK)
Oscar Formation (OK)
Oscar Sandstone (OK)


Subunits:

(alphabetical) --all in OK: Bader Limestone, Blackwell sand [informal], Blue Rapids Shale, Cottonwood Limestone, Crouse Limestone, Doyle Shale, Easly Creek Shale, Enterprise Shale, Eskridge Shale, Florena Shale, Florena Flint, Fort Riley Limestone, Funston Limestone, Gage Shale, Garrison Shale, Hart Limestone, Herington Limestone, Holmesville Shale, Kinney Limestone, Matfield Shale, Morrill Limestone, Neva Limestone, Oketo Shale, Speiser Shale, Stearns Shale, Towanda Limestone, Winfield Limestone or Winfield Shale, Wreford Limestone, Wymore Shale.


Geologic age:

Pennsylvanian, Late


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

Not stated. Exposed at and near town of Oscar, Jefferson Co., south-central OK (Bunn, 1930).


AAPG geologic province:

Chautauqua platform
South Oklahoma folded belt


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

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