Upper Valmeyeran (Aux Vases, Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis) Series (ILMvu;0)

State	Illinois
Name	Upper Valmeyeran (Aux Vases, Ste. Genevieve, St. Louis) Series
Geologic age	Mississippian
Original map label	5005
Comments	Upper Valmeyeran includes the following formations: Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, St. Louis Limestone. Based on the stratigraphic column on the 1967 paper map, the units collectively consist of about 65% limestone, 10% dolomite, 15% sandstone, 5% breccia, 5% anhydrite (gypusm), with incidental oolitic beds
Primary rock type	limestone
Secondary rock type	sandstone
Other rock types	dolostone (dolomite); sedimentary breccia; chert
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Carbonate > LimestoneUpper Valmeyeran Series includes the Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, and the St. Louis Limestone. Based on the stratigraphic column on the 1967 paper map, the units collectively consist of about 65% limestone, 10% dolomite, 15% sandstone, 5% breccia, 5% anhydrite (gypusm), with incidental oolitic beds Minor Sedimentary > Carbonate > DolostoneUpper Valmeyeran Series includes the Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, and the St. Louis Limestone. Based on the stratigraphic column on the 1967 paper map, the units collectively consist of about 65% limestone, 10% dolomite, 15% sandstone, 5% breccia, 5% anhydrite (gypusm), with incidental oolitic beds Sedimentary > Clastic > SandstoneUpper Valmeryeran Series includes the Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, and the St. Louis Limestone. Based on the stratigraphic column on the 1967 paper map, the units collectively consist of about 65% limestone, 15% sandstone, 10% dolomite, 5% breccia, 5% anhydrite (gypusm), with incidental oolitic beds Incidental Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > AnhydriteUpper Valmeryeran Series includes the Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, and the St. Louis Limestone. Based on the stratigraphic column on the 1967 paper map, the units collectively consist of about 75% limestone, 15% sandstone, 5% breccia, 5% anhydrite (gypusm), with incidental oolitic beds Sedimentary > Clastic > Sedimentary-brecciaUpper Valmeryeran Series includes the Aux Vases Sandstone, Ste. Genevieve Limestone, and the St. Louis Limestone. Based on the stratigraphic column on the 1967 paper map, the units collectively consist of about 75% limestone, 15% sandstone, 5% breccia, 5% anhydrite (gypusm), with incidental oolitic beds
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 - Fulton - Hancock - Hardin - Henderson - Jackson - Jersey - Johnson - McDonough - Madison - Mason - Massac - Monroe - Pike - Pope - Pulaski - Randolph - Saint Clair - Saline - Schuyler - Scott - Union