Limestone in the Tymochtee Dolomite(?) (Upper Silurian), Shawnee Township, Allen County, Ohio
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STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Horace R. Collins, Chief Geological Note No. 5 LIMESTONE IN THE TYMOCHTEE DOLOMITE(?) (UPPER SILURIAN), SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP, ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO by Dav id A. Stith Columbus 1977 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL STAFF 8DNRDEPARTMENT OF OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ADMINISTRATION Horace R. Collins, MS, State Geologist and Division Chief Richard A. Struble, PhD, Geologist and Assistant Chief William J. Buschman, Jr., BS, Administrative Geologist Barbara J. Adams, Office Manager REGIONAL GEOLOGY SUBSURFACE GEOLOGY Robert G. Van Horn, MS, Geologist and Section Head Adriaan Janssens, PhD, Geologist and Section Head Richard W. Carlton, PhD, Geologist Charles R. Grapes 11, BS, Geologist Michael L. Couchot, MS, Geologist Frank L. Majchszak, MS, Geologist Douglas L. Crowell, MS, Geologist James Wooten, Geology Technician Richard M. Delong, MS, Geologist Garry E. Yates, Geology Technician Michael C. 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Fitak, BS, Geologist Pauline Smyth, MS, Geologist Inalee E. Johnson, Typist Beverly A. Leffler, Typist Billie Wilder, Qerk Technical Editing Merrianne Hackathorn, MS, Geologist/Assistant Editor STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Horace R. Coll ins, Chief Geological Note No. 5 LIMESTONE IN THE TYMOCHTEE DOLOMITE(?) (UPPER SILURIAN), SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP, ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO by David A. Stith OHiO GEOLOGJCAL SURVEY LIBRARY fJ~#- ~'I? 8' Columbus 1977 GEOLOGY SERVES OHIO ~ Photocopy composer: Donna M. Swartz Cartographer: R. Anne Berry CONTENTS Page Abstract . I Introduction . I Discussion . 2 References cited . 2 Appendix-sample descriptions . 3 FIGURE I. Locations of wells studied in this report ................ TABLES I. Analytical results . 2 2. Correlation of equivalent lithologies . 2 iii LIMESTONE IN THE TYMOCHTEE DOLOMITE(?) (UPPER SILURIAN), SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP, ALLEN COUNTY, OHIO by David A. Stith ABSTRACT Sample cuttings and core from four wells in Shawnee Township, Allen County, were examined. Quantitative X-ray diffraction analysis showed significant amounts of limestone in the stratigraphic position of the Tymochtee Dolomite in three of these wells. INTRODUCTION About 90 feet of lithographic partly argillaceous medium-brown to gray limestone overlies the Greenfield Dolomite and is the bedrock in two wells in sec. 11, Shawnee Township, Allen County. To date, the Cayugan rocks (Greenfield and Tymochtee By reason of its stratigraphic position, this limestone is assigned to Dolomites and undifferentiated Salina Group) in north- the Tymochtee Dolomite, though its lithology is not representative western Ohio have been described as dolomite (Kahle and of the formation. Floyd, 1972; Stout, 1941). Recently (Janssens, 1977, p. 26), limestone was reported in the stratigraphic position of This note is a report of the laboratory analysis of the Tymochtee Dolomite in two wells in Shawnee Town- samples from these wells and of samples and core from two ship, Allen County: nearby wells. -~~CA~.!~~~~~~~-t-~...,~~~~~~-t~ ,' I r----- ( LIMA .L-----· r-------- 3 2 1 lI I TWP. I SHAWNEE I •S-2359 • S-2248 I •S-644 cL • S-2510 i.~ 10 11 12 ~:-- 1~ I~ ! Location of Allen County .5 0 1 Mile .5 0 1 Kilometer FIGURE !.-Locations of wells studied in this report. 2 LIMESTONE IN THE TYMOCHTEE DOLOMITE(?) (UPPER SILURIAN) DISCUSSION TABLE 1.-Analytical results Considerable drilling activity has gone on south and X-ray analysis + ., southwest of Lima over the years. Near-surface samples and ., ::s a core (on file at the Division of Geological Survey) from ., "'"ClllJ·i;i '0-1!! 8 :s ., four of these wells (fig. 1) were examined and described. cn~J :s ::s~ 2 e,... *-l--e .,.::: '8:6 .!,-. .! !:l ta lll..-.. ~..!l~ Cuttings from S-644, S-2359, and S-2248 and a %-split of 8 ci.e .;i ~ '-'l:I< ~~ ... o~ '§~~ y.C ~--.s ~~ i2 .c '-' is :.2 12 .a-CJ &-- .s e 11.a the core from S-2510 were examined from above the ~- ii oi calcareous zone down through the top of the Greenfield '"".s Dolomite. Samples S-644, S-2359, and S-2510 were ana- 8-644 100-107 B 61.5 33.5 1.8 95.0 4.7 99.7 lyzed for percentages of calcite, dolomite, and quartz by 107-115 D 65.0 30.0 1.8 95.0 5.8 100.8 quantitative X-ray diffraction (Stith, 1972) and for total 115-120 D 49.5 43.0 4.0 92.5 8.3 100.8 clay and quartz content by insoluble-residue determination. 120-125 A 32.5 59.0 1.1 91.S 6.8 98.3 Sample S-2248 was analyzed in part by qualitative X-ray 125-130 B 20.3 68.7 1.7 89.0 10.7 99.7 130-135 D 30.5 56.S 1.7 87.0 11.3 98.3 diffraction. 135-140 D 58.0 22.7 3.3 80.7 17.2 97.9 Results of the quantitative analyses are shown in table 140-145 D 14.7 47.8 6.3 62.5 29.2 91.7 1. Three distinct lithologies are recognizable. A faintly S-2359 85- 90 A 37.7 60.3 2.1 98.0 4.2 102.2 laminated medium-gray clayey carbonate is overlain by a 90- 95 A 69.3 29.0 0.9 98.3 2.7 101.0 lithographic to sublithographic brown dolomitic limestone 95-100 c 57.5 33.0 3.8 90.5 7.7 98.2 and underlain by a dense very argillaceous dark dolomitic 100-105 c 63.0 29.0 2.7 92.0 7.0 99.0 105-110 c 55.8 34.9 3.4 90.7 9.4 100.1 limestone. The lithographic zone is a dolomitic limestone in 1I<Hl5 A 36.2 54.0 1.1 90.2 7.1 97.3 all three wells (S-644, S-2359, and S-2510). The laminated 115-120 c 35.6 54.0 1.5 89.6 9.3 98.9 clayey carbonate is a calcareous dolomite in the two 120-125 c 33.2 56.0 1.3 89.2 10.1 99.3 well-strings (S-644 and S-2359), but is almost totally 125-130 c 55.3 28.0 3.8 83.3 17.2 100.5 130-135 c 57.5 38.2 2.9 95.7 7.0 102.7 dolomite in the core (S-2510) farther to the east. The dark 135-140 c 33.6 58.2 1.2 91.8 6.3 98.1 very argillaceous limestone also shows decreased calcite 140-145 c 37.2 54.0 1.4 91.2 8.6 99.8 content in the core, being subequal in calcite and dolomite. 145-150 c 4.1 88.7 1.3 92.8 5.5 98.3 Examination of cuttings from the fourth well, S-2248, S-2510 91.7- 96.7 E 1.7 90.5 2.3 92.2 9.7 101.9 still farther to the east, shows that the limestone fades is of 96.7-101.7 E 10.0 73.0 6.6 83.0 16.3 99.3 very local extent. Sample examination and qualitative X-ray 101.7-107.(J E 57.0 37.7 1.6 94.7 5.2 99.9 107.0-112.9 E 45.7 46.7 0.7 92.4 6.2 98.6 diffraction show a significant amount of limestone only in 112.9-117.9 E 1.S 90.0 1.3 91.5 7.1 98.6 the interval from 115 feet to 120 feet in this well. This 117.9-123.9 E 3.5 85.2 0.7 88.7 7.9 96.6 limestone is a sublithographic carbonate, subequal in calcite 123.9-129.9 E 5.5 84.5 1.4 90.0 9.9 99.9 129.9-134.8 E 16.0 69.0 2.2 85.0 12.4 97.4 and dolomite. The dark argillaceous zone, although almost 134.8-139.0 E 39.2 34.7 4.6 73.9 23.5 97.4 totally dolomite, also is present. The middle laminated unit 139.0-143.2 E 39.0 40.5 3.5 79.5 18.0 97.5 is not recognizable in this well. Table 2 shows the 143.2-149.2 E 12.9 50.7 6.7 63.6 29.0 92.6 correlation of the three lithologies in the wells studied. 149.2-153.0 E o.s 98.5 1.7 99.0 4.5 103.5 Many of the differences in elevation and thickness shown in 1 A, handpicked from gross drill sample; B, handpicked from coarse sieve (+35-mesh) split of drill sample; C, gross drill sample table 2 are probably due to the fact that three of the wells minus handpicked contaminants; D, coarse sieve split of drill were sampled from cuttings and only one sample was core.