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| State | Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Name | High Bridge Group |
| Geologic age | Ordovician |
| Original map label | Ohb |
| Comments | in west-central Kentucky, the thickness is at least 20+ m; in east-central Kentucky, the thickness is at least 120+ m |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | shale |
| Other rock types | dolostone (dolomite) |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; collectively these units are about 90% limestone, 5% dolostone (dolomite) and 5% shale Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shalelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; collectively these units are about 90% limestone, 5% dolostone (dolomite) and 5% shale Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; collectively these units are about 90% limestone, 5% dolostone (dolomite) and 5% shale |
| 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 | Anderson - Boyle - Clark - Fayette - Franklin - Garrard - Jessamine - Lincoln - Madison - Mercer - Woodford |
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