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| State | Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Name | Pennington Formation (Paragon Formation), Bangor Limestone, Hartselle Formation, and Kidder Limestone Member of Monteagle Limestone, undivided |
| Geologic age | Mississippian |
| Original map label | Mpk |
| Comments | in south-central Kentucky, collectively these units range in thickness from 25-220 m |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | shale |
| Other rock types | sandstone |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; ccollectively the units are about 70% limestone, 15% shale, and 15% sandstone Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; ccollectively the units are about 70% limestone, 15% shale, and 15% sandstone Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shalelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; ccollectively the units are about 70% limestone, 15% shale, and 15% sandstone |
| 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 coverage | Casey - Clinton - Laurel - McCreary - Pulaski - Rockcastle - Wayne |
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