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Research Article| June 01, 1943 Stratigraphy of the Lower Middle Ordovician of Tazewell County, Virginia BYRON N. COOPER; BYRON N. COOPER Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar CHILTON E. PROUTY CHILTON E. PROUTY Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information BYRON N. COOPER CHILTON E. PROUTY Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 02 Nov 1942 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Online Issn: 1943-2674 Print Issn: 0016-7606 © 1943 Geological Society of America GSA Bulletin (1943) 54 (6): 819–886. https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-54-819 Article history Received: 02 Nov 1942 First Online: 02 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation BYRON N. COOPER, CHILTON E. PROUTY; Stratigraphy of the Lower Middle Ordovician of Tazewell County, Virginia. GSA Bulletin 1943;; 54 (6): 819–886. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/GSAB-54-819 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGSA Bulletin Search Advanced Search Abstract The lower Middle Ordovician succession of Tazewell County, in southwestern Virginia, is herewith subdivided into 29 distinctive zones. Detailed tracing and mapping have led to the recognition of inconsistencies in the use of the stratigraphic names Stones River, Murfreesboro, Mosheim, Lenoir, Blount, Holston, Ottosee, Lowville, and Moccasin.The authors propose to revise the stratigraphic nomenclature by grouping the newly recognized zones into mappable formations and members, from oldest to youngest: (1) Cliffield formation, composed of the Blackford, Five Oaks, Lincolnshire, Ward Cove, and Peery members; (2) Benbolt limestone, composed of the Shannondale and Burkes Garden members; (3) Gratton limestone; (4) Wardell formation; (5) Bowen formation; (6) Witten limestone; (7) Moccasin formation; and (8) Eggleston formation. Blackford, Moccasin, and Eggleston have been used previously; the other terms are new. Further use of the terms Stones River, Murfreesboro, Mosheim, Lenoir, Blount, Holston, Ottosee, Lowville, and Lowville-Moccasin in Tazewell County and other parts of southwestern Virginia seems inadvisable. This content is PDF only. Please click on the PDF icon to access. First Page Preview Close Modal You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.
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