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USGS Loc. 13812, Greenwood County, Kansas, USA
Mindat.org Locality Page | Greenwood County, Kansas, USA |
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Lat/Long (Decimal) | 38.03,-96.2778 |
Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
Given Location | Kansas, United States |
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Greenwood County, Kansas, USA |
Collections
Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
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USGS Loc. 13812, Pony Creek Shale member, Wood Siding formation | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Wabaunsee - Wood Siding - Pony Creek Shale | The Noginskian stage is equivalent to the Virgilian stage | claystone | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
USGS Loc. 13813, Brownville LS member, Wood Siding formation | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Wabaunsee - Wood Siding - Brownville Limestone | Noginskian stage is reported as equivalent to Virgilian stage | "limestone" | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
USGS Loc. 13814, Falls City Limestone formation | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Admire - Falls City Limestone | The authors placed the Falls City LS in the Permian, but more recent data indicates that it was late Carboniferous. The Noginskian Stage is reported as equivalent to the Virgilian Stage. | "limestone" | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
USGS Loc. 13815, Five Point Shale member, Janesville Shale formation | Mudge M. R., Yochelson E. L., et al (1962) | Admire - Janesville Shale - Five Point Limestone | The authors placed the Five Point Limestone in the Permian, but more recent data indicates that it is late Carboniferous. Collection comes from the shale and upper limestone of the Five Point at this locality. The Noginskian stage is recognized as equivalent to the Virgilian stage. | "limestone" | 301.2 - 300.2 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!