New Albany Shale

New Albany Shale
Stratigraphic range: Devonian-Mississippian
New Albany Shale, outcrops in Bullitt County, Kentucky
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Blocher, Camp Run, Clegg Creek, Lower Blackiston, Morgan Trail & Selmier members
Underlies	Hannibal Shale & Rockford Limestone
Overlies	Boyle Formation, North Vernon, Sellersburg & Sylamore Limestones
Lithology
Primary	Shale
Other	Dolomite, limestone, phosphorite
Location
Coordinates	38°42′N 85°42′W / 38.7°N 85.7°W / 38.7; -85.7
Approximate paleocoordinates	27°00′S 33°54′W / 27.0°S 33.9°W / -27.0; -33.9
Region	Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky
Country	United States
Extent	Illinois Basin
Type section
Named for	New Albany, Indiana
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The New Albany Shale is an organic-rich geologic formation of Devonian and Mississippian age in the Illinois Basin of the United States. It is a major source of hydrocarbons.