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Warsaw Limestone

Warsaw Limestone; west of Christian County
StateKentucky
NameWarsaw Limestone
Geologic ageMississippian
Original map labelMw
Commentsin western Kentucky, thickness ranges from 45-90 m
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; the unit is 100% clastic limestone
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 coverageCalloway - Livingston - Lyon - Marshall - Trigg

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