Usage:
Teneriffe Silt (IL-local)
Not recognized beyond the limit of Illinoian glaciation. Beyond this limit comparable deposits are included in Loveland Silt. See also Loveland.
Geologic age:
Quaternary
Pleistocene, middle
Illinoian
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Type section: roadcuts 1.2 km southwest of Teneriffe School, in NW/4 NE/4 SW/4 sec. 11, T. 4 S., R. 4 W., Pike Co., west-central IL. Named from Teneriffe School, 2.5 mi northeast of New Salem, Pike Co., IL (Willman and Frye, 1970).
AAPG geologic province:
Illinois basin
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