Historical:Rendleman Oolite Bed

	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: Hunton Limestone Megagroup >>Lingle Formation >>Rendleman Oolite Bed
Chronostratigraphy: Paleozoic Erathem >>Devonian System >>Middle Devonian Series
Allostratigraphy: Kaskaskia Sequence

Authors

Charles Collinson and Elwood Atherton

Name Origin

The Rendleman Oolite Bed (North, 1969, p. 30-31) is named for Rendleman School, 1 mile east of the type section.

Type Section

The type section of the Rendleman Oolite Bed is part of the Walnut Grove type section, an outcrop near the head of a small tributary of Clear Creek (SE SE SW 22, 11 S-2W), where it is 1.5 feet thick and occurs 4 feet above the base of the Walnut Grove Member.

Description

The Rendleman Oolite Bed is a persistent, distinctive bed. The ooliths, which are poorly sorted and have a maximum diameter of 1 mm, occur in a fine-grained limestone matrix.

References

NORTH, W. G., 1969, Middle Devonian strata of southern Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 441, 45 p.

ISGS Codes

Stratigraphic Code	Geo Unit Designation
5990	--