Historical:Scottville Limestone 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: McLeansboro Group >>Modesto Formation >>Scottville Limestone Member
Chronostratigraphy: Paleozoic Erathem >>Pennsylvanian Subsystem >>Desmoinesian Series
Allostratigraphy: Absaroka Sequence

Authors

M. E. Hopkins and J. A. Simon

Name Origin

The Scottville Limestone Member of the Modesto Formation (Payne, 1942, p. 4) is named for Scottville, Macoupin County.

Type Section

The type section consists of exposures along Apple Creek near the town (W 1/2 SW 16, 12N-9W) (Wanless, 1956, p. 11).

Correlation

It is probably equivalent to part of the West Franklin Limestone of southeastern Illinois.

Extent and Thickness

The Scottville Limestone occurs in southwestern Illinois, where it is as much as 3 feet thick.

Description

It is a light gray, fine-grained limestone.

Fossils

The Scottville locally contains abundant Osagia, phylloid algae, and a diverse open-marine fauna.

References

PAYNE, J. N., 1942, Structure of Herrin (No. 6) coal bed in Macoupin County, eastern Jersey and Greene, southeastern Scott, and southern Morgan and Sangamon Counties: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 88,46 p.
WANLESS, H. R., 1956, Classification of the Pennsylvanian rocks of Illinois as of 1956: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 217, 14 p.

ISGS Codes

Stratigraphic Code Geo Unit Designation
2340
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