Saltpeter Cave, Jackson Co., Illinois, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 37° 39' 10'' North , 89° 19' 17'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 37.65279,-89.32163 |
GeoHash: | G#: dn8qpqmzr |
Locality type: | Cave |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
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Mineral List
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Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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Paleozoic 252.17 - 541 Ma ID: 3187973 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (252.17 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Bashkirian 315.2 - 323.2 Ma ID: 2735275 | Caseyville Formation Age: Pennsylvanian (315.2 - 323.2 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Caseyville Formation Comments: Thickness from stratigraphic columns: Caseyville Fm (0-500’) in southern Illinois (south of 40 degrees north latitude); Caseyville (0-90’) in northern Illinois (north of 40 degrees north latitude). The Caseyville Formation represents the lower part of the Racoon Creek Group. In southern Illinois, the Caseyville Formation includes, from oldest to youngest, the Wayside Sandstone, Battery Rock Sandstone, "Biehl, Buchanan, Jordan, Pottsville, Ridgley", Pounds Sandstone members (and also some unnamed coal beds). [Oil well drillers' terms shown in quotation marks.] Lithology: Major:{shale,sandstone}, Minor:{coal,limestone} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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