| State | Illinois |
|---|---|
| Name | Galena Group (Trenton Limestone) |
| Geologic age | Upper Ordovician (Stage 5 to Stage 6) |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)Dolomite can be silty, shaly or argillaceous, or cherty.
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Limestone can be silty.
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone > Bentonite (Bed)K-bentonite
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| Comments | Thickness from stratigraphic column for northern Illinois (north of 40 degrees north latitude), from oldest to youngest: Decorah Fm (0-25’), Dunleith Fm (0-135’), Wise Lake Fm (0-80’), and Dubuque Fm (0-40’). Unit is listed as the Galena - "Trenton" Group on the stratigraphic column for northern Illinois (north of 40 degrees north latitude). The Decorah Formation is comprised, from oldest to youngest, of the Spechts Ferry Shale, Millbrig K-bentonite Bed, and Guttenberg Dolomite according to the stratigraphic column on the back of the geologic map. |
| Stratigraphic units | Spechts Ferry Shale, Millbrig K-bentonite Bed, Guttenberg Dolomite |
| References | Kolata, D.R., comp., 2005, Bedrock Geology of Illinois: Champaign, Ill., Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois Map Series 14, scale 1:500,000. |
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| Counties | Boone - Bureau - Carroll - DeKalb - Grundy - Jersey - Jo Daviess - Kane - Kendall - La Salle - Lee - McHenry - Ogle - Stephenson - Whiteside - Winnebago |