| State | Illinois |
|---|---|
| Name | Cretaceous undivided |
| Geologic age | Upper Cretaceous (Campanian to Maastrichtian) |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Sandstone of Post Creek (Tuscaloosa) Fm contains gravel.
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed, Glauconitic, Carbonaceous)Owl Creek Fm contains glauconite. McNairy Fm is carbonaceous.
Minor
Sedimentary > Coal (Bed)
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| Comments | Thickness from stratigraphic column for southern Illinois (south of 40 degrees north latitude), from oldest to youngest: Post Creek (Tuscaloosa) Fm (0-75’), McNairy Fm (0-450’) and Owl Creek Fm (0-10’). [The Baylis Fm (Kb) in western Illinois is laterally equivalent to the Post Creek Fm. Ku is mapped only in southern Illinois.] |
| References | Kolata, D.R., comp., 2005, Bedrock Geology of Illinois: Champaign, Ill., Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois Map Series 14, scale 1:500,000. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Alexander - Massac - Pope - Pulaski - Union |