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Lansing Group

Cyclic deposits with thin bedded limestones and interbedded red and green shales; Stranton Limestone at top, Vilsa Shale and Plattsburg Limestone at base.
StateIowa
NameLansing Group
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Missouri]
Original map labelPl
CommentsApprox thickness 280 ft.
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typeshale
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Map references
Hershey H. G. 1969, Geologic Map of Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey, scale 1:500K
Unit references
Hershey H. G. 1969, Geologic Map of Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey, scale 1:500K
Geographic coverageAdair - Adams - Cass - Decatur - Fremont - Madison - Mills - Montgomery - Pottawattamie - Ringgold - Taylor - Union

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