Clifty Limestone
The Clifty Limestone is a Middle Devonian geologic formation in the Ozark Plateaus of Arkansas.[1] The name was introduced in 1916 by Albert Homer Purdue and Hugh Dinsmore Miser in their study of northern Arkansas.[2] They designated a stratotype along the East Fork of Little Clifty Creek in Benton County, Arkansas.
| Clifty Limestone Stratigraphic range: Devonian | |
|---|---|
| Type | Formation |
| Unit of | none |
| Sub-units | none |
| Underlies | Chattanooga Shale |
| Overlies | Penters Chert |
| Thickness | up to 4 feet[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | Arkansas |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Little Clifty Creek, Carroll County, Arkansas |
| Named by | Albert Homer Purdue and Hugh Dinsmore Miser[2] |
References
- McFarland, John David (2004) [1998]. "Stratigraphic summary of Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular. 36: 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- Purdue, A.H.; Miser, Hugh D. (1916). "Description of the Eureka Springs and Harrison quadrangles" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Atlas of the United States. 202: 6, 9.
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