Brainard Shale

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Brainard Shale
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type Formation
Unit of Maquoketa Group
Underlies Brassfield Limestone, Cataract Formation, and Sexton Creek Limestone
Overlies Fort Atkinson Limestone
Location
Region Illinois, Indiana
Country United States

The Brainard Shale is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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