Hunton Group

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Hunton Group
Stratigraphic range: Silurian to Devonian [1]
Type Group [2]
Sub-units Chimneyhill Formation, Henryhouse Formation, Haragan Formation, Bois d'Arc Formation, Frisco Formation [3]
Location
Region Oklahoma
Country United States
Type section
Named forHunton, Coal County, Oklahoma
Named byJoseph A. Taff, 1902 [4]

The Hunton Group is a stratigraphic group in Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Devonian period.

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References

  1. ↑ J. Philip Shannon, Jr. (January 1962). "Hunton Group (Silurian-Devonian) and related strata in Oklahoma". AAPG Bulletin . 46 (1): 1–29. ISSN   0149-1423. Wikidata   Q64682245.
  2. ↑ Chester A. Reeds (1 October 1911). "The Hunton Formation of Oklahoma". American Journal of Science . s4-32 (190): 256–268. doi:10.2475/AJS.S4-32.190.256. ISSN   0002-9599. Wikidata   Q64682451.
  3. ↑ Zuhair Al-Shaieb, etal: The Hunton Group. Sequence Stratigraphy, Facies, Dolomitization and Karstification. In: Oklahoma Geoloigal Survey Circular 105 (2001). (PDF) (retrieved 21 Dec. 2020)
  4. ↑ Taff, Joseph A. (1902). "Atoka Folio, Indian Territory" (PDF). U. S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas of the United States. 79: 3. Retrieved 6 August 2018.


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