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Rockcastle Sandstone Member of Lee Formation

Rockcastle Sandstone Member of Lee Formation
StateKentucky
NameRockcastle Sandstone Member of Lee Formation
Geologic agePennsylvanian
Original map labelPAlr
Commentsin south-central Kentucky, thickness is 0-65 m
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typeconglomerate
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstonelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; collectively these units are about 40% conglomerate and 60% sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomeratelithologies and lithology percentages estimated from stratigraphic column on paper source map; collectively these units are about 40% conglomerate and 60% 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 coverageLaurel - McCreary - Pulaski - Wayne - Whitley

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