Grenola Formation

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Grenola Formation
Stratigraphic range:
Early Permian (Wolfcampian)
Type Formation
Sub-units Neva Limestone
Salem Point Shale
Burr Limestone
Legion Shale
Sallyards Limestone
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Other Shale
Location
RegionMidcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma) [1]
Country United States
Type section
Named for Grenola, Kansas [1]

The Grenola Formation (or Grenola Limestone) is an early Permian geologic formation (Wolfcampian) with its exposure running north and south through Kansas and extending into Nebraska and Oklahoma, notably having the Neva Limestone member, [1] [2] which is a terrace-forming aquifer and historic Flint Hills building stone source secondary to the Cottonwood Limestone.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Jewett, John M. (1941). The Geology of Riley and Geary Counties, Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 39. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas.
  2. "Geologic Unit: Grenola". National Geologic Database. Geolex — Unit Summary. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

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