Historical:Bidwell Coal Member

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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: Kewanee Group >>Spoon Formation >>Bidwell Coal Member
Chronostratigraphy: Paleozoic Erathem >>Pennsylvanian Subsystem >>Desmoinesian Series
Allostratigraphy: Absaroka Sequence

Authors

M. E. Hopkins and J. A. Simon

Name Origin

The Bidwell Coal Member of the Spoon Formation (Kosanke et al., 1960, p. 32, 65) is named for Bidwell School in Johnson County.

Type Section

The type locality is near Bidwell School (NE SE SW 5, 11S-4E).

Extent and Thickness

The Bidwell Coal, although discontinuous, is more widespread than most of the coals in the lower part of the Spoon Formation in southern Illinois and is 4 feet thick in places, although generally thinner. It has been identified in only a few drill holes north of the outcrop belt. The Bidwell has not been recognized in western Illinois.

References

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.

ISGS Codes

Stratigraphic Code Geo Unit Designation
3438
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