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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
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Lithostratigraphy: McCormick Group >>Abbott Formation >>Willis Coal Member
Chronostratigraphy: Paleozoic Erathem >>Pennsylvanian Subsystem >>Atokan Series
Allostratigraphy: Absaroka Sequence

Authors

M. E. Hopkins and J. A. Simon

Name Origin

The Willis Coal Member of the Abbott Formation (Butts, 1925, p. 62-63) is named for the Willis Mine in Gallatin County (SE SW 30, 10S-9E).

Correlation

It is correlated with the Tarter Coal of western Illinois and the Lower Block Coal Member of Indiana.

Extent and Thickness

The coal is present at widely scattered localities in the outcrop area in southern Illinois. It has been mined locally in southeastern Illinois, where it is 3-3.5 feet thick.

Stratigraphic Position

In the type area the Willis is closely underlain by the Grindstaff Sandstone Member and is immediately overlain by about 40 feet of Finnie Sandstone.

References

BUTTS, CHARLES, 1925, Geology and mineral resources of the Equality-Shawneetown area: Illinois State Geological Survey Bulletin 47, 76 p.

ISGS Codes

Stratigraphic Code Geo Unit Designation
3590
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