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Sellersburg and Jeffersonville Limestones, undivided

Sellersburg and Jeffersonville Limestones, undivided; in Jefferson and Oldham Counties
StateKentucky
NameSellersburg and Jeffersonville Limestones, undivided
Geologic ageLower to Middle Devonian
Original map labelDsj
Commentswest-central Kentucky; total thickness of these two clastic limestones is between 0-15 m Sellerburg Limestone divided into two members, the Silver Creek limestone and the overlying Beechwood limestone; the Jeffersonville Limestone in subsurface of KY consists of Dutch Creek Sandstone at its base, Geneva Dolomite Member, and Vernon Fork Member.
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; clastic limestones between 0-15 m total thickness; limestone is 100%
Map references
Noger, M.C., compiler, 1988, Geologic map of Kentucky: sesquicenntennial edition of the Kentucky Geological Survey: U.S. Geological Survey and the Kentucky Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.
Unit references
Noger, M.C., compiler, 1988, Geologic map of Kentucky: sesquicenntennial edition of the Kentucky Geological Survey: U.S. Geological Survey and the Kentucky Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000.
USGS Geologic Names Lexicon (GEOLEX)
Geographic coverageJefferson - Oldham

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