Usage:
Parkland facies (informal) in Henry Formation of Mason Group (IL*)
Parkland facies (informal) in Peoria Silt of Mason Group (IL*-local)
(†Parkland Sand abandoned as formal term by the IL Geol. Survey.)
Informal. The rank or lithologic term should not be capitalized.
Geologic age:
Pleistocene (Wisconsinan Age), and part is considered Holocene*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: roadcut 5 mi west of Parkland, in SW/4 SE/4 SW/4 sec. 2, T. 23 N., R. 7 W., Tazewell Co., central IL. Named from village of Parkland, Tazewell Co., central IL (Willman and Frye, 1970).
AAPG geologic province:
Illinois 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 ( ).
Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).