Historical:Schweizer Member: Difference between revisions
mNo edit summary |
(No difference)
|
Latest revision as of 23:55, 4 January 2017
Lithostratigraphy: Hunton Limestone Megagroup >>Wilhelmi Formation >>Schweizer Member
Chronostratigraphy: Paleozoic Erathem >>Silurian System >>Alexandrian Series
Allostratigraphy: Tippecanoe Sequence
Authors
H. B. Willman and Elwood Atherton
Name Origin
The Schweizer Member of the Wilhelmi Formation (Willman, 1973, p. 13), the basal member, is named for Schweizer School a mile east of the type section.
Type Section
The type section of the Schweizer Member is part of the Wilhelmi Formation type section, located in a railroad cut about 5 miles southwest of Wilhelmi Airport (SE SW SE 35, 35N-9E).
Extent and Thickness
Although widely present in subsurface in northeastern Illinois and as much as 80 feet thick, the Schweizer Member is well exposed only in and near the type section, where it is 25 feet thick.
Description
The Schweizer Member consists of medium to dark gray dolomitic shale at the base that grades to very argillaceous, silty dolomite at the top. A thin bed of limestone conglomerate marks the base in the type section.
References
WILLMAN, H. B., 1973, Rock stratigraphy of the Silurian System in northeastern and northwestern Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 479, 55 p.
ISGS Codes
Stratigraphic Code | Geo Unit Designation |
---|---|