Historical:Clermont Shale Member
Authors
H. B. Willman and T. C. Buschbach
Name Origin
The Clermont Shale Member of the Scales Shale (Calvin, 1906, p. 60, 98), the upper member, is named for Clermont, Fayette County, Iowa.
Extent and Thickness
The Clermont Member is generally 15-20 feet thick but thickens in central and southeastern Illinois.
Description
The Clermont Member is dominantly gray shale overlying the zone of interbedded shale and limestone in the upper part of the Elgin Shale Member. Where that zone cannot be distinguished, which is commonly the case in subsurface, it is not differentiated.
References
CALVIN, SAMUEL, 1906, Geology of Winneshiek County: Iowa Geological Survey, v. 16, p. 37-146.
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