Fraileys Formation | |
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Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous | |
Type | Formation |
Underlies | Haney Limestone |
Overlies | Beech Creek Formation |
Location | |
Region | Illinois, Kentucky |
Country | United States |
The Fraileys Formation or Fraileys Shale is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
The Harrodsburg Limestone is a geologic formation, a member of the Sanders Group of Indiana Limestone, of Mississippian age. It was named for Harrodsburg in southern Monroe County, Indiana by T. C. Hopkins and C. E. Siebenthal. It is made up primarily of calcarenite and calcirudite. It also may include some beds of dolomite and shale.
The Salem Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod. This formation is quarried and used as a building material, known as "Indiana limestone", also called Bedford limestone.
The Keokuk Limestone is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian sub-period.
The Paint Creek Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period.
The Warsaw Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod.
The Grand Tower Limestone is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
The St. Laurent Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.
The Dunleith Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Wise Lake Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Glenwood Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Grand Detour Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Neda Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Mifflin Formation is a fossil bearing geologic formation in Illinois dating to the Ordovician period.
The Nachusa Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Quimbys Mill Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.
The Shakopee Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. It is named after the town of Shakopee, Minnesota, where the formation can be seen in bluffs along the Minnesota River
The Clayton Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period.
The Mosalem Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.
The Racine Dolomite is a geologic formation in Illinois and Wisconsin. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.