Usage:
Science Hill Sandstone Member of Warsaw Formation (KY*)
Geologic age:
Middle Mississippian (Visean; Meramecian)*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: along upper part of Sams Branch and across State road 1246 on northeast side of Bethel Knob, about 6.2 mi northwest of town of Science Hill, Lat. 37 deg. 13 min. 42 sec. N., Long. 84 deg. 44 min. 32 sec. W., Carter Coordinates (6-I-58) 300 m from west line, 525 m from north line, [Science Hill quadrangle], Casey Co., south-central KY (Lewis and Taylor, 1975).
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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