State | Ohio |
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Name | Maxville Limestone; Rushville, Logan, and Cuyhoga Formations, Undivided |
Geologic age | Mississippian |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)clayey to silty, locally fossiliferous
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)silty to granular, local stringers of quartz pebbles
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Medium to dark gray, thin to thick bedded limestone locally preserved at top of interval where unit crops out in southern half of state.
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)
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References | Slucher, E.R., (principal compiler), Swinford, E.M., Larsen, G.E., and others, with GIS production and cartography by Powers, D.M., 2006, Bedrock geologic map of Ohio: Ohio Division of Geological Survey Map BG-1, version 6.0, scale 1:500,000.Hoare, R.D. and Skipp, Betty, in press, Calcareous microfossils from the Upper Mississippian (Chesterian) Maxville Limestone, southeastern Ohio: Journal of Paleontology, v. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Adams - Ashland - Ashtabula - Athens - Coshocton - Crawford - Cuyahoga - Delaware - Fairfield - Franklin - Geauga - Hocking - Holmes - Huron - Jackson - Knox - Lake - Licking - Lorain - Mahoning - Medina - Morrow - Muskingum - Perry - Pickaway - Pike - Portage - Richland - Ross - Scioto - Stark - Summit - Trumbull - Tuscarawas - Vinton - Wayne |