Muscatatuck Group | |
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Stratigraphic range: Devonian | |
Type | Group |
Sub-units |
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Underlies | New Albany Shale and Antrim Shale in Northern Indiana |
Overlies | New Harmony Group in Southern Indiana Wabash Formation (Salina Group) Elsewhere |
Lithology | |
Primary | Dolomite,[Limestone]] |
Other | Sandstone Anhydrite Gypsum |
Location | |
Region | Indiana Kentucky |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Its many exposures along the Muscatatuck River |
Named by | Shaver, 1974 |
The Muscatatuck Group is a Middle Devonian Aged unit found in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. It is characterized by being predominantly made up of Dolomite and limestone. [1]