Foraker Formation Explained

Foraker Formation
Type:Formation
Age:Carboniferous
Prilithology:Limestone
Otherlithology:Shale
Namedfor:Foraker, Oklahoma
Region:Midcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)
Country:United States
Unitof:Council Grove Group
Informal: Vanoss Group (OK)
Subunits:Long Creek limestone
Hughes Creek shale
Americus limestone

The Foraker Formation (or Foraker Limestone) is a geologic formation in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating to the Carboniferous period.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Jewett, John M. . The Geology of Riley and Geary Counties, Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 39 . University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas . 1941 .
  2. Web site: Geologic Unit: Foraker . Geolex — Significant Publications . National Geologic Database . . 2021-03-26 .