Harrodsburg Limestone

Harrodsburg Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian
TypeFormation
Unit ofSanders Group
UnderliesSalem Limestone
OverliesMuldraugh Formation and Ramp Creek Formation
Location
RegionIndiana, Kentucky
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forHarrodsburg, Indiana
Named byT. C. Hopkins and C. E. Siebenthal in 1897
Fossiliferous Harrodsburg Limestone from Indiana

The Harrodsburg Limestone is a geologic formation, a member of the Sanders Group of Indiana Limestone, of Mississippian age. It was named for Harrodsburg in southern Monroe County, Indiana by T. C. Hopkins and C. E. Siebenthal ("The Bedford Oolitic Limestone of Indiana" - 1897). It is made up primarily of calcarenite and calcirudite. It also may include some beds of dolomite and shale.

Harrodsburg Limestone is found throughout the part of the Illinois Basin running through southern Indiana.

See also

References

  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.


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