Historical:Gunn Member

	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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	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
Link	Web page
PDF	PDF file
Store	ISGS Store

Lithostratigraphy: Potsdam Sandstone Megagroup >>Mt. Simon Sandstone >>Gunn Member
Chronostratigraphy: Paleozoic Erathem >>Cambrian System >>Croixan Series >>Dresbachian Stage
Allostratigraphy: Sauk Sequence

Author

T. C. Buschbach

Name Origin

The Gunn Member of the Mt. Simon Sandstone (Templeton, 1950, p. 155), which overlies the Lacey Member, is named for Gunn School, De Kalb County.

Type Section

The type section of the Gunn Member of the Mt. Simon Sandstone is located 2.75 miles southeast of Gunn School, De Kalb County. The member is 1648-1880 feet deep (sample set 1466) in the same boring as the Lacey Member.

Extent and Thickness

The Gunn Member is 130-150 feet thick in the Chicago area, but elsewhere it is 71-260 feet thick.

Description

It is a relatively fine-grained member, but the sand ranges from fine to medium grained. A few thin conglomeratic beds are present in some areas.

References

TEMPLETON, J. S., 1950, Mt. Simon Sandstone in northern Illinois: Illinois Academy of Science Transactions, v. 43, p. 151-159.

ISGS Codes

Stratigraphic Code	Geo Unit Designation
8830	--