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| State | Illinois |
|---|---|
| Name | Lower Valmeyeran (Keokuk-Sedalia) Series |
| Geologic age | Mississippian |
| Original map label | 5255 |
| Comments | This part of the series includes the following formations: Keokuk Limestone, Burlington Limestone, Fern Glen Limestone, Sedalia Limestone. Collectively these units are about 95% limestone, some cherty limestone and incidental shale |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | shale |
| Other rock types | |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > LimestoneThis part of the series includes the following formations: Keokuk Limestone, Burlington Limestone, Fern Glen Limestone, Sedalia Limestone. Based on the stratigraphic column on the 1967 paper map, collectively these units are about 95% limestone, some cherty limestone and incidental shale Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > ShaleThis part of the series includes the following formations: Keokuk Limestone, Burlington Limestone, Fern Glen Limestone, Sedalia Limestone. Based on the stratigraphic column on the 1967 paper map, collectively these units are about 95% limestone, some cherty limestone and incidental shale |
| Map references | Willman, H.B., and others, (compilers), 1967, Geologic Map of Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey, scale= 1:500,000, paper. |
| Unit references | Willman, H.B., and others, (compilers), 1967, Geologic Map of Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey, scale= 1:500,000, paper. |
| Geographic coverage | Adams - Brown - Calhoun - Cass - Champaign - Cook - Fulton - Greene - Hancock - Henderson - Iroquois - Jersey - Knox - McDonough - Madison - Mason - Monroe - Morgan - Pike - Randolph - Schuyler - Scott - Vermilion - Warren |
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