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CONODONT BIOSTRATIGRAPHY and ... -.: Palaeontologia Polonica
CONODONT BIOSTRATIGRAPHY AND PALEOECOLOGY OF THE PERTH LIMESTONE MEMBER, STAUNTON FORMATION (PENNSYLVANIAN) OF THE ILLINOIS BASIN, U.S.A. CARl B. REXROAD. lEWIS M. BROWN. JOE DEVERA. and REBECCA J. SUMAN Rexroad , c.. Brown . L.. Devera, 1.. and Suman, R. 1998. Conodont biostrati graph y and paleoec ology of the Perth Limestone Member. Staunt on Form ation (Pennsy lvanian) of the Illinois Basin. U.S.A. Ill: H. Szaniawski (ed .), Proceedings of the Sixth European Conodont Symposium (ECOS VI). - Palaeont ologia Polonica, 58 . 247-259. Th e Perth Limestone Member of the Staunton Formation in the southeastern part of the Illinois Basin co nsists ofargill aceous limestone s that are in a facies relati on ship with shales and sandstones that commonly are ca lcareous and fossiliferous. Th e Perth conodo nts are do minated by Idiognathodus incurvus. Hindeodus minutus and Neognathodu s bothrops eac h comprises slightly less than 10% of the fauna. Th e other spec ies are minor consti tuents. The Perth is ass igned to the Neog nathodus bothrops- N. bassleri Sub zon e of the N. bothrops Zo ne. but we were unable to co nfirm its assignment to earliest Desmoin esian as oppose d to latest Atokan. Co nodo nt biofacies associations of the Perth refle ct a shallow near- shore marine environment of generally low to moderate energy. but locali zed areas are more variable. particul ar ly in regard to salinity. K e y w o r d s : Co nodo nta. biozonation. paleoecology. Desmoinesian , Penn sylvanian. Illinois Basin. U.S.A. -
Mine Pool Atlas
West Virginia Geological Survey West Virginia Mine Pool Atlas WEST VIRGINIA West Virginia Mine Pool Atlas Final Project Report for the project period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011 Submitted to: West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection 601 57th Street SE Charleston, WV 25304 Submitted by: West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey 1 Mont Chateau Road Morgantown, WV 26508-8079 Principal Investigator Jane S. McColloch, Senior Geologist Co-Investigators Richard D. Binns, Jr., GIS Database Administrator Bascombe M. Blake, Jr., Manager, Coal Programs Michael T. Clifford, GIS Analyst Sarah E. Gooding, Geologist and GIS Cartographer May 2012 Inter-Agency Agreement Number 036 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This study was greatly facilitated by the ongoing work of the Coal Bed Mapping Program (CBMP) staff. In addition, several individuals provided information, technical expertise, and technical support during the course of the project. Notable among these: • William C. Borth, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection • A. Nick Schaer, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection • William J. Toomey, West Virginia Bureau for Public Health • Mary C. Behling, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey • Gayle H. McColloch, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey • Edward I. Loud, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey • Betty L. Schleger, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey • Susan E. Pool, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey • Samantha J. McCreery, West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey i ABSTRACT The West Virginia Mine Pool Atlas project was a two-year study by the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey (WVGES) to evaluate abandoned coal mines as potential groundwater sources. This study was funded by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP). -
Subsurface Facies Analysis of the Devonian Berea Sandstone in Southeastern Ohio
SUBSURFACE FACIES ANALYSIS OF THE DEVONIAN BEREA SANDSTONE IN SOUTHEASTERN OHIO William T. Garnes A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate College of Bowling Green State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE December 2014 Committee: James Evans, Advisor Jeffrey Snyder Charles Onasch ii ABSTRACT James Evans, Advisor The Devonian Berea Sandstone is an internally complex, heterogeneous unit that appears prominently both in outcrop and subsurface in Ohio. While the unit is clearly deltaic in outcrops in northeastern Ohio, its depositional setting is more problematic in southeastern Ohio where it is only found in the subsurface. The goal of this project was to search for evidence of a barrier island/inlet channel depositional environment for the Berea Sandstone to assess whether the Berea Sandstone was deposited under conditions in southeastern Ohio unique from northeastern Ohio. This project involved looking at cores from 5 wells: 3426 (Athens Co.), 3425 (Meigs Co.), 3253 (Athens Co.), 3252 (Athens Co.), and 3251 (Athens Co.) In cores, the Berea Sandstone ranges from 2 to 10 m (8-32 ft) thick, with an average thickness of 6.3 m (20.7 ft). Core descriptions involved hand specimens, thin section descriptions, and core photography. In addition to these 5 wells, the gamma ray logs from 13 wells were used to interpret the architecture and lithologies of the Berea Sandstone in Athens Co. and Meigs Co. as well as surrounding Vinton, Washington, and Morgan counties. Analysis from this study shows evidence of deltaic lobe progradation, abandonment, and re-working. Evidence of interdistributary bays with shallow sub-tidal environments, as well as large sand bodies, is also present. -
Chapter 1: Sequence Stratigraphy of the Glenshaw Formation
Martino, R. L., 2004, Sequence stratigraphy of the Glenshaw Formation (middle–late Pennsylvanian) in the central Appalachian basin, in J. C. Pashin and R. A. Gastaldo, eds., Sequence stratigraphy, paleoclimate, and tectonics of coal-bearing strata: AAPG Studies 1 in Geology 51, p. 1–28. Sequence Stratigraphy of the Glenshaw Formation (Middle–Late Pennsylvanian) in the Central Appalachian Basin Ronald L. Martino Department of Geology, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.A. ABSTRACT he Glenshaw Formation consists predominantly of sandstones and mud- rocks with thin limestones and coals, which are thought to have accumu- T lated in alluvial, deltaic, and shallow-marine environments. Analysis of 87 Glenshaw outcrops from southern Ohio, eastern Kentucky, and southern West Vir- ginia has revealed widespread, well-developed paleosols. These paleosols are used, along with marine units and erosional disconformities, to develop a high-resolution sequence-statigraphic framework. The tops of the paleosols constitute boundaries for nine allocycles, which are interpreted as fifth-order depositional sequences. Allocycles in this framework correlate with similar allocycles described from the northern Appalachian basin. A sequence-stratigraphic model is proposed that provides a framework for in- terpreting facies architecture in terms of base-level dynamics linked to relative sea level changes. Lowered base level caused valley incision along drainage lines and sediment bypassing of interfluves, which led to development of well-drained paleo- sols. Rising base level produced valley filling by fluvioestuarine systems (lowstand systems tract/transgressive systems tract), whereas pedogenesis continued on inter- fluves. As drainage systems aggraded, the coastal plain water table rose, and in- terfluvial paleosols were onlapped by paludal and lacustrine deposits. -
Figure 3A. Major Geologic Formations in West Virginia. Allegheney And
82° 81° 80° 79° 78° EXPLANATION West Virginia county boundaries A West Virginia Geology by map unit Quaternary Modern Reservoirs Qal Alluvium Permian or Pennsylvanian Period LTP d Dunkard Group LTP c Conemaugh Group LTP m Monongahela Group 0 25 50 MILES LTP a Allegheny Formation PENNSYLVANIA LTP pv Pottsville Group 0 25 50 KILOMETERS LTP k Kanawha Formation 40° LTP nr New River Formation LTP p Pocahontas Formation Mississippian Period Mmc Mauch Chunk Group Mbp Bluestone and Princeton Formations Ce Obrr Omc Mh Hinton Formation Obps Dmn Bluefield Formation Dbh Otbr Mbf MARYLAND LTP pv Osp Mg Greenbrier Group Smc Axis of Obs Mmp Maccrady and Pocono, undivided Burning Springs LTP a Mmc St Ce Mmcc Maccrady Formation anticline LTP d Om Dh Cwy Mp Pocono Group Qal Dhs Ch Devonian Period Mp Dohl LTP c Dmu Middle and Upper Devonian, undivided Obps Cw Dhs Hampshire Formation LTP m Dmn OHIO Ct Dch Chemung Group Omc Obs Dch Dbh Dbh Brailler and Harrell, undivided Stw Cwy LTP pv Ca Db Brallier Formation Obrr Cc 39° CPCc Dh Harrell Shale St Dmb Millboro Shale Mmc Dhs Dmt Mahantango Formation Do LTP d Ojo Dm Marcellus Formation Dmn Onondaga Group Om Lower Devonian, undivided LTP k Dhl Dohl Do Oriskany Sandstone Dmt Ot Dhl Helderberg Group LTP m VIRGINIA Qal Obr Silurian Period Dch Smc Om Stw Tonoloway, Wills Creek, and Williamsport Formations LTP c Dmb Sct Lower Silurian, undivided LTP a Smc McKenzie Formation and Clinton Group Dhl Stw Ojo Mbf Db St Tuscarora Sandstone Ordovician Period Ojo Juniata and Oswego Formations Dohl Mg Om Martinsburg Formation LTP nr Otbr Ordovician--Trenton and Black River, undivided 38° Mmcc Ot Trenton Group LTP k WEST VIRGINIA Obr Black River Group Omc Ordovician, middle calcareous units Mp Db Osp St. -
Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Geologic Contrasts in Indiana State Parks Otis W. Freeman, Indiana University The state parks of Indiana, with sites selected largely for scenic and historic reasons but partly with the intent to secure wide geo- graphical distribution for recreational purposes, contain a fairly com- plete sequence of the geological formations outcropping in the state, besides providing examples for a large majority of the physiographic principles. Evidence of vulcanism is one of the chief things missing, since all of the exposed bedrock in Indiana is of sedimentary origin. Even so, many types of igneous and metamorphic rocks can be picked up among the glacial boulders in the northern part of the state. The oldest exposed rocks are those of the Ordovician period. Ex- cellent outcrops for the study of the Ordovician strata occur in south- eastern Indiana on the west flank of the Cincinnati Arch. The beds are highly fossiliferous and one of the famous collecting grounds for the life forms of this period is near Madison. Clifty Falls State Park includes strata classified in the upper Or- dovician, the Silurian and base of the Devonian periods. The Silurian rocks occupy the hill slopes above the falls and inner gorges in the park with the Devonian capping the higher hills. The Ordovician formations in the park area from the base up- ward, begin with 25 feet of the Bellevue, followed by 115 feet of the Arnheim, 55 feet of the Waynesville, 50 feet of the Liberty, about 32 feet of the Saluda and possibly 6 feet of Whitewater. Shale predominates from the Bellevue through the Liberty and is interbedded with thin layers and lenses of limestone, and in contrast the Saluda is a thick bedded limestone with reef corals occuring near its base. -
Carboniferous Coal-Bed Gas Total Petroleum System
U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2004-1272 Assessment of Appalachian Basin Oil and Gas Resources: Carboniferous Coal-bed Gas Total Petroleum System Robert C. Milici U.S. Geological Survey 956 National Center Reston, VA 20192 1 Table of Contents Abstract Introduction East Dunkard and West Dunkard Assessment units Introduction: Stratigraphy: Pottsville Formation Allegheny Group Conemaugh Group Monongahela Group Geologic Structure: Coalbed Methane Fields and Pools: Assessment Data: Coal as a source rock for CBM: Gas-In-Place Data Thermal Maturity Generation and Migration Coal as a reservoir for CBM: Porosity and Permeability Coal Bed Distribution Cumulative Coal Thickness Seals: Depth of Burial Water Production Cumulative Production Data: Pocahontas basin and Central Appalachian Shelf Assessment Units Introduction: Stratigraphy: Pocahontas Formation New River Formation Kanawha Formation 2 Lee Formation Norton Formation Gladeville Sandstone Wise Formation Harlan Formation Breathitt Formation Geologic Structure: Coalbed Methane Fields: Coal as a Source Rock for CBM Gas-in-Place Data Thermal Maturity Generation and Migration Coal as a Reservoir for CBM: Porosity and Permeability Coal Bed Distribution Cumulative Coal Thickness Seals: Depth of Burial Water Production Cumulative Production Data: Assessment Results: Appalachian Anthracite and Semi-Anthracite Assessment Unit: Pennsylvania Anthracite Introduction: Stratigraphy: Pottsville Formation Llewellyn Formation Geologic Structure: Coal as a Source Rock for CBM: Gas-In-Place-Data Thermal -
Synoptic Taxonomy of Major Fossil Groups
APPENDIX Synoptic Taxonomy of Major Fossil Groups Important fossil taxa are listed down to the lowest practical taxonomic level; in most cases, this will be the ordinal or subordinallevel. Abbreviated stratigraphic units in parentheses (e.g., UCamb-Ree) indicate maximum range known for the group; units followed by question marks are isolated occurrences followed generally by an interval with no known representatives. Taxa with ranges to "Ree" are extant. Data are extracted principally from Harland et al. (1967), Moore et al. (1956 et seq.), Sepkoski (1982), Romer (1966), Colbert (1980), Moy-Thomas and Miles (1971), Taylor (1981), and Brasier (1980). KINGDOM MONERA Class Ciliata (cont.) Order Spirotrichia (Tintinnida) (UOrd-Rec) DIVISION CYANOPHYTA ?Class [mertae sedis Order Chitinozoa (Proterozoic?, LOrd-UDev) Class Cyanophyceae Class Actinopoda Order Chroococcales (Archean-Rec) Subclass Radiolaria Order Nostocales (Archean-Ree) Order Polycystina Order Spongiostromales (Archean-Ree) Suborder Spumellaria (MCamb-Rec) Order Stigonematales (LDev-Rec) Suborder Nasselaria (Dev-Ree) Three minor orders KINGDOM ANIMALIA KINGDOM PROTISTA PHYLUM PORIFERA PHYLUM PROTOZOA Class Hexactinellida Order Amphidiscophora (Miss-Ree) Class Rhizopodea Order Hexactinosida (MTrias-Rec) Order Foraminiferida* Order Lyssacinosida (LCamb-Rec) Suborder Allogromiina (UCamb-Ree) Order Lychniscosida (UTrias-Rec) Suborder Textulariina (LCamb-Ree) Class Demospongia Suborder Fusulinina (Ord-Perm) Order Monaxonida (MCamb-Ree) Suborder Miliolina (Sil-Ree) Order Lithistida -
Italic Page Numbers Indicate Major References]
Index [Italic page numbers indicate major references] Abbott Formation, 411 379 Bear River Formation, 163 Abo Formation, 281, 282, 286, 302 seismicity, 22 Bear Springs Formation, 315 Absaroka Mountains, 111 Appalachian Orogen, 5, 9, 13, 28 Bearpaw cyclothem, 80 Absaroka sequence, 37, 44, 50, 186, Appalachian Plateau, 9, 427 Bearpaw Mountains, 111 191,233,251, 275, 377, 378, Appalachian Province, 28 Beartooth Mountains, 201, 203 383, 409 Appalachian Ridge, 427 Beartooth shelf, 92, 94 Absaroka thrust fault, 158, 159 Appalachian Shelf, 32 Beartooth uplift, 92, 110, 114 Acadian orogen, 403, 452 Appalachian Trough, 460 Beaver Creek thrust fault, 157 Adaville Formation, 164 Appalachian Valley, 427 Beaver Island, 366 Adirondack Mountains, 6, 433 Araby Formation, 435 Beaverhead Group, 101, 104 Admire Group, 325 Arapahoe Formation, 189 Bedford Shale, 376 Agate Creek fault, 123, 182 Arapien Shale, 71, 73, 74 Beekmantown Group, 440, 445 Alabama, 36, 427,471 Arbuckle anticline, 327, 329, 331 Belden Shale, 57, 123, 127 Alacran Mountain Formation, 283 Arbuckle Group, 186, 269 Bell Canyon Formation, 287 Alamosa Formation, 169, 170 Arbuckle Mountains, 309, 310, 312, Bell Creek oil field, Montana, 81 Alaska Bench Limestone, 93 328 Bell Ranch Formation, 72, 73 Alberta shelf, 92, 94 Arbuckle Uplift, 11, 37, 318, 324 Bell Shale, 375 Albion-Scioio oil field, Michigan, Archean rocks, 5, 49, 225 Belle Fourche River, 207 373 Archeolithoporella, 283 Belt Island complex, 97, 98 Albuquerque Basin, 111, 165, 167, Ardmore Basin, 11, 37, 307, 308, Belt Supergroup, 28, 53 168, 169 309, 317, 318, 326, 347 Bend Arch, 262, 275, 277, 290, 346, Algonquin Arch, 361 Arikaree Formation, 165, 190 347 Alibates Bed, 326 Arizona, 19, 43, 44, S3, 67. -
Investigating an Apparent Structural High in Seismic Data in North Terre Haute, Indiana, Through First-Arrival Traveltime Tomography and Gravity Analysis
Wright State University CORE Scholar Browse all Theses and Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 2019 Investigating an Apparent Structural High in Seismic Data in North Terre Haute, Indiana, Through First-Arrival Traveltime Tomography and Gravity Analysis Daniel Grant Koehl Wright State University Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/etd_all Part of the Earth Sciences Commons, and the Environmental Sciences Commons Repository Citation Koehl, Daniel Grant, "Investigating an Apparent Structural High in Seismic Data in North Terre Haute, Indiana, Through First-Arrival Traveltime Tomography and Gravity Analysis" (2019). Browse all Theses and Dissertations. 2153. https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/etd_all/2153 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Browse all Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. INVESTIGATING AN APPARENT STRUCTURAL HIGH IN SEISMIC DATA IN NORTH TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, THROUGH FIRST-ARRIVAL TRAVELTIME TOMOGRAPHY AND GRAVITY ANALYSIS A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science By DANIEL GRANT KOEHL B.S. Tennessee Technological University, 2017 2019 Wright State University WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL April 30, 2019 I HEREBY RECOMMEND THAT THE THESIS PREPARED UNDER MY SUPERVISION BY Daniel Grant Koehl ENTITLED Investigating an Apparent Structural High in Seismic Data in North Terre Haute, Indiana, Through First-Arrival Traveltime Tomography and Gravity Analysis BE ACCEPTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF Master of Science. -
Geologic Overview
Chapter C National Coal Resource Assessment Geologic Overview By J.R. Hatch and R.H. Affolter Click here to return to Disc 1 Chapter C of Volume Table of Contents Resource Assessment of the Springfield, Herrin, Danville, and Baker Coals in the Illinois Basin Edited by J.R. Hatch and R.H. Affolter U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625–D U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Contents Coal Formation ..................................................................................................................................... C1 Plant Material ............................................................................................................................. 1 Phases of Coal Formation ......................................................................................................... 1 Stratigraphic Framework of the Illinois Basin Coals ..................................................................... 1 Raccoon Creek Group ............................................................................................................... 4 Carbondale Formation or Group ............................................................................................... 6 McLeansboro Group................................................................................................................... 6 Structural Setting ............................................................................................................................... 6 Descriptions of the Springfield, Herrin, Danville, and -
Unusual Preservation of the Trace Fossil Conostichus in Middle Silurian Carbonate Facies of Indiana, USA
Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Unusual preservation of the trace fossil Conostichus in middle Silurian carbonate facies of Indiana, USA Journal: Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Manuscript ID cjes-2015-0198.R1 Manuscript Type: Article Date Submitted by the Author: 14-Mar-2016 Complete List of Authors: Thomka, James R.; University of Akron, Geosciences Bantel, Thomas E.; Dry Dredgers Tomin, MarissaDraft J.; University of Akron, Geosciences Keyword: ichnology, Wenlock, trace fossil taphonomy, <i>Conostichus</i> https://mc06.manuscriptcentral.com/cjes-pubs Page 1 of 23 Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 1 Unusual preservation of the trace fossil Conostichus in middle Silurian carbonate facies of 2 Indiana, USA 3 4 James R. Thomka 1* , Thomas E. Bantel 2, and Marissa J. Tomin 1 5 6 1Department of Geosciences, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325, USA; 7 [email protected], [email protected] 8 9 2Dry Dredgers, P.O. Box 210013, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA; [email protected] 10 11 *Corresponding author (J. R. Thomka)Draft 12 Department of Geosciences 13 114 Crouse Hall 14 University of Akron 15 Akron, Ohio 44325, USA 16 E-mail: [email protected] 17 Telephone: +1-630-935-2983 18 Fax: 330-972-7611 19 20 21 22 23 1 https://mc06.manuscriptcentral.com/cjes-pubs Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences Page 2 of 23 24 Unusual preservation of the trace fossil Conostichus in middle Silurian carbonate facies of 25 Indiana, USA 26 27 James R. Thomka, Thomas E. Bantel, and Marissa J. Tomin 28 29 Abstract: The long-ranging, plug-shaped ichnofossil Conostichus , attributed to solitary 30 polypoid cnidarians, is most commonly described in the Paleozoic from fine-grained siliciclastic 31 sediments, with few descriptions from carbonate settings.