Foraker Formation

Geological formation in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma

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The Foraker Formation (or Foraker Limestone) is a geologic formation in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating to the Carboniferous period.[2][1]

Foraker Formation
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Roadcut exposure of Foraker Formation, South of Manhattan, KS, on Rosencutter Road.
TypeFormation
Unit ofCouncil Grove Group
Informal: Vanoss Group (OK)[1]
Sub-unitsLong Creek limestone
Hughes Creek shale
Americus limestone[2][1]
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
OtherShale
Location
RegionMidcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)[1]
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forForaker, Oklahoma[1]

See also

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References

  1. ^ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Geologic Unit: Foraker". National Geologic Database. Geolex — Significant Publications. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. ^ 2.0 2.1 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.