Historical:Seelyville Coal Member
Lithostratigraphy: Kewanee Group >>Spoon Formation >>Seelyville Coal Member
Chronostratigraphy: Paleozoic Erathem >>Pennsylvanian Subsystem >>Desmoinesian Series
Allostratigraphy: Absaroka Sequence
Authors
M. E. Hopkins and J. A. Simon
Name Origin
The Seelyville Coal Member of the Spoon Formation (Kosanke et al., 1960, p. 33; incorrectly spelled "Seeleyville") is named for Seelyville, Vigo County, Indiana.
Type Section
The type locality is in mines in Seelyville (12N-7 and 8W).
Other Names
It was originally named Indiana Coal III (Ashley, 1899, p. 106-107) but informally called Seelyville in Indiana.
Correlation
In Indiana it is now called Seelyville Coal Member (III).
Extent & Thickness
In Illinois the Seelyville is known primarily in Edgar, Clark, and Crawford Counties, where it as much as 6 feet thick. It occurs locally in southern Illinois between the De Koven and Colchester Coals.
References
ASHLEY, G. H., 1899, Coal deposits of Indiana: Indiana Department of Geology and Natural Resources, 23rd Annual Report, 1898, p. 1-1573.
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.
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