Historical:Popcorn Sandstone Member

	Handbook of Illinois Stratigraphy
Series	Bulletin 95
Author	H. B. Willman, Elwood Atherton, T. C. Buschbach, Charles Collinson, John C. Frye, M. E. Hopkins, Jerry A. Lineback, Jack A. Simon
Date	1975
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	Handbook of Illinois Stratigraphy
Series	Bulletin 95
Author	H. B. Willman, Elwood Atherton, T. C. Buschbach, Charles Collinson, John C. Frye, M. E. Hopkins, Jerry A. Lineback, Jack A. Simon
Date	1975
Link	Web page
PDF	PDF file
Store	ISGS Store

Lithostratigraphy: Pope Megagroup >>Cedar Bluff Limestone Group >>Renault Limestone >>Popcorn Sandstone Member
Chronostratigraphy: Paleozoic Erathem >>Mississippian Subsystem >>Valmeyeran Series
Allostratigraphy: Kaskaskia Sequence

Authors

Elwood Atherton, Charles Collinson, and Jerry A. Lineback

Name Origin

The Popcorn Sandstone Bed in the base of the Shetlerville Member of the Renault Limestone (Swann, 1963, p. 32) is named for Popcorn Spring, 700 feet north of Popcorn Church in Lawrence County, Indiana (SE SE SW 5, 6N-2W), where it forms the base of the Paoli Formation.

Extent and Thickness

It occurs in Hardin County, but it is not widely recognized in Illinois.

Description

The Popcorn is a bed of sandstone, shale, or impure limestone a few inches or a few feet thick.

References

SWANN, D. H., 1963, Classification of Genevievian and Chesterian (Late Mississippian) rocks of Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Report of Investigations 216, 91 p.

ISGS Codes

Stratigraphic Code	Geo Unit Designation
4520	--