Grenola Formation
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| Grenola Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early Permian (Wolfcampian) | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Neva Limestone Salem Point Shale Burr Limestone Legion Shale Sallyards Limestone |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Other | Shale |
| Location | |
| Region | Midcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Grenola, Kansas[1] |
The Grenola Formation (or Grenola Limestone) is an early Permian geologic formation (Wolfcampian) with its exposure running north and south through Kansas and extending into Nebraska and Oklahoma, notably having the Neva Limestone member,[1][2] which is a terrace-forming aquifer and historic Flint Hills building stone source secondary to the Cottonwood Limestone.
See also
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- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nebraska
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma
- Paleontology in Kansas
- Paleontology in Nebraska
- Paleontology in Oklahoma
References
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Categories:
- Permian Oklahoma
- Permian Kansas
- Permian geology of Nebraska
- Cisuralian Series of North America
- Limestone formations of the United States
- Shale formations of the United States
- Geologic formations of Oklahoma
- Geologic formations of Kansas
- Geologic formations of Nebraska
- Kansas geologic formation stubs
- Midwestern United States geologic formation stubs
- Nebraska stubs
- Oklahoma geologic formation stubs
- Permian stubs