| Age | Early Permian (Wolfcampian) |
|---|---|
| Period | Early Permian |
| Prilithology | Limestone |
| Otherlithology | Shale |
| Namedfor | Grenola, Kansas[1] |
| Region | Midcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)[1] |
| 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.
See also
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Nebraska
- List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma
- Paleontology in Kansas
- Paleontology in Nebraska
- Paleontology in Oklahoma
References
- ^ Jewett, John M. (1941). The Geology of Riley and Geary Counties, Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 39. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas.
- ^ "Geologic Unit: Grenola". National Geologic Database. Geolex — Unit Summary. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-06-02.
Further reading
- N. Gary Lane (1958). "Environment of Deposition of the Grenola Limestone (Lower Permian) in Southern Kansas". Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin. ' (130, Part 3). Kansas Geological Survey. Retrieved 2023-08-06.