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| State | Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Name | Pennington Formation and Newman Limestone |
| Geologic age | Mississippian |
| Original map label | Mpn |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | dolostone (dolomite) |
| Other rock types | shale; sandstone |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; ccollectively the units are about 75% limestone, 15% dolostone, 5% shale, and 5% sandstone Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; ccollectively the units are about 75% limestone, 15% dolostone, 5% shale, and 5% sandstone Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; ccollectively the units are about 75% limestone, 15% dolostone, 5% shale, and 5% sandstone Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shalelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; ccollectively the units are about 75% limestone, 15% dolostone, 5% shale, and 5% 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 | Estill - Jackson - Laurel - Lee - Madison - Powell - Rockcastle |
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