St. Louis Limestone and Warsaw Limestone (TNMsw;2)

St. Louis Limestone and Warsaw Limestone

St. Louis Limestone - Residuum of nodules and blocks of chert in sandy clay. (Originally grayish-brown, medium-bedded limestone.) Maximum preserved thickness about 50 feet. Warsaw Limestone - Residuum of porous chert blocks in sandy clay. (Originally gray, medium- to coarse-grained, thick- bedded limestone.) Thickness about 60 feet.

State	Tennessee
Name	St. Louis Limestone and Warsaw Limestone
Geologic age	Mississippian
Lithologic constituents	Major Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravelchert nodules Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Claychert gravel
Comments	West sheet
References	Greene, D.C., and Wolfe, W.J., 2000, Superfund GIS - 1:250,000 Geology of Tennessee, USGS, (geo250k). Hardeman, W.D., Miller, R.A., and Swingle, G.D., 1966, Geologic Map of Tennessee: Division of Geology, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, 4 sheets, scale 1:250,000
NGMDB product	NGMDB product page for 91768
Counties	Stewart

St. Louis Limestone and Warsaw Limestone

Greene, D.C., and Wolfe, W.J., 2000, Superfund GIS - 1:250,000 Geology of Tennessee, USGS, (geo250k).

Hardeman, W.D., Miller, R.A., and Swingle, G.D., 1966, Geologic Map of Tennessee: Division of Geology, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, 4 sheets, scale 1:250,000