Grenola Formation Explained

Grenola Formation
Type:Formation
Age:
Early Permian (Wolfcampian)
Period:Early Permian
Prilithology:Limestone
Otherlithology:Shale
Namedfor:Grenola, Kansas
Region:Midcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)
Country:United States
Subunits:Neva Limestone
Salem Point Shale
Burr Limestone
Legion Shale
Sallyards Limestone

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.

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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: Grenola . Geolex — Unit Summary . National Geologic Database . United States Geological Survey . 2019-06-02 .