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Geologic Unit: Scottsburg

Usage:

Scottsburg Member of Menard Limestone (IL,KY)


Geologic age:

Mississippian, Late


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

Type section: exposed in Walche's cut on Illinois Central RR, 3 mi northeast of Scottsburg and 3,500 ft west of Claxton in southwest corner of 19-H-21, 6,400 ft from south line and 8,600 ft from east line of H-21, Princeton East quadrangle, Caldwell Co., KY (Swann, 1963).


AAPG geologic province:

Illinois basin


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