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Renfro and Muldraugh Members of Borden Formation and Fort Payne Formation, undivided

Renfro and Muldraugh Members of Borden Formation and Fort Payne Formation, undivided
StateKentucky
NameRenfro and Muldraugh Members of Borden Formation and Fort Payne Formation, undivided
Geologic ageMississippian
Original map labelMbf
CommentsRenfro member (east-central Kentucky ) is 0-35 m thick; Muldraugh member (west-central Kentucky) is 5-90 m thick; the Fort Payne Formation in south-central Kentucky is 45-90 m thick and in western Kentucky it is 133-230 m thick
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Other rock typesshale; sandstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; limestone and cherty limestone in western Kentucky; clastic limestone in east-central Kentucky are estimated to be about 50% of unit
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; silty dolomite is estimated at 35% of unit
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shalelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; shale (in western and south-central Kentucky) is estimated to be about 10% of unit
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; calcareous sandstone and bedded chert are estimated to be about 5% of unit
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.
Geographic coverageAdair - Allen - Barren - Boyle - Bullitt - Calloway - Casey - Clinton - Cumberland - Garrard - Green - Hardin - Hart - Jackson - Jefferson - Larue - Lincoln - Livingston - Lyon - Madison - Marion - Marshall - Meade - Metcalfe - Monroe - Nelson - Pulaski - Rockcastle - Russell - Taylor - Trigg - Warren - Wayne

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