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Geologic Unit: Wildcat Den

Usage:

Wildcat Den Coal Member of Caseyville Formation of Morrow Supergroup (IA)


Geologic age:

Early Pennsylvanian (Morrowan)


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

Type section: Wildcat Den State Park, in SW/4 sec. 17 and SE/4 sec. 18, T. 77 N., R. 1 E., Muscatine Co., IA (Ravn and others, 1984).


AAPG geologic province:

Iowa shelf


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