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Geologic units in Shelby county, Indiana

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Wabash Formation (Silurian) at surface, covers 2 % of this area
Wabash Formation - Limestone, dolomite, and argillaceous dolomite
Lithology: limestone; dolostone (dolomite)
Louisville Limestone through Brassfield Limestone (Silurian) at surface, covers 5 % of this area
Louisville Limestone through Brassfield Limestone - Sexton Creek Limestone at base in Kentland area and on cross-section
Lithology: limestone
Muscatatuck Group (Devonian) at surface, covers 88 % of this area
Muscatatuck Group - Limestone and dolomite
Lithology: limestone; dolostone (dolomite)
Pleasant Mills Formation (Silurian) at surface, covers 5 % of this area
Pleasant Mills Formation - Dolomite, limestone, and argillaceous dolomite
Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); limestone
New Albany Shale (Devonian-Mississippian) at surface, covers 0.4 % of this area
New Albany Shale - Black and greenish-gray shale
Lithology: black shale; shale

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