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Primary source

Willman, H. B., Elwood Atherton, T. C. Buschbach, Charles Collinson, John C. Frye, M. E. Hopkins, Jerry A. Lineback, and Jack A. Simon, 1975, Handbook of Illinois Stratigraphy: Illinois State Geological Survey Bulletin 95, 261 p.

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M. E. Hopkins and J. A. Simon

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Original description

The Mt. Rorah Coal Member of the Spoon Formation (Kosanke et al., 1960, p. 33).

Derivation

Named for Mt. Rorah Church.

Other names

It previously was called the Bald Hill Coal (Cady, 1926, p. 259-260). ===History/background=== ==Type section== ===Type location=== The type locality is about 2 miles south of Mt. Rorah Church (SE 25, 10S-4E; erroneously listed as section 35 in Wanless, 1956, p. 9, and Kosanke et al., 1960, p. 45). ===Type author(s)=== ===Type status=== ==Reference section== ===Reference location=== ===Reference author(s)=== ===Reference status=== ==Stratigraphic relationships== ==Extent and thickness== The Mt. Rorah Coal occurs sporadically in a large part of southern Illinois, but it is seldom over 2 feet thick, generally no more than a few inches. ==Lithology== ==Core(s)== ==Photograph(s)== ==Contacts== ==Well log characteristics== ==Fossils== ==Age and correlation== It is correlated with the De Long Coal of western Illinois. ==Environments of deposition== ==Economic importance== ==Remarks== ==References== CADY, G. H., 1926, Areal geology of Saline County: Illinois Academy of Science Transactions, v. 19, p. 250-272.<br> KOSANKE, R. M., J. A. SIMON, H. R. WANLESS, and H. B. WILLMAN, 1960, Classification of the Pennsylvanian strata of Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Report of Investigations 214, 84 p.<br> WANLESS, H. R., 1956, Classification of the Pennsylvanian rocks of Illinois as of 1956: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 217, 14 p. {{Codes |membercode=3330 |geo_unit=tu-mr |geo_image=Penn_symbol.png }}

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