Salem Formation

Salem Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian
Type Formation
Underlies St. Louis Limestone
Overlies Warsaw Formation[1]
Lithology
Primary Limestone
Location
Region Illinois, Indiana, Missouri
Country United States
Type section
Named for Salem, Washington County, Indiana[1]

The Salem Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Indiana and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p 253-254


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