| Neva Limestone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Lower Permian | |
| Type | Formation Member |
| Unit of | Grenola Limestone |
| Sub-units | Soft Neva, Hard Neva[1] |
| Underlies | Eskridge Shale |
| Overlies | Salem Point Shale member of the Grenola Limestone formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Limestone |
| Location | |
| Region | mid-continental |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Neva, Kansas |
The Neva Limestone is a stratigraphic unit and historic building stone[1] in east-central Kansas, northeast-central Oklahoma, and southeastern Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. It preserves fossils dating to the Permian period.
See also
References
- 1 2 Susan Ward Aber and David A. Grisafe (1982). Petrographic Characteristics of Kansas Building Limestones, Kansas Geological Survey, Bulletin 224. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas.
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