Lawrence Formation Lawrence Shale | |
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Stratigraphic range: [1] (Virgilian stage) [2] | |
![]() Upper shale of the Lawrence Formation in roadcut of the
South Lawrence Trafficway In the upper background, the brown Toronto Limestone member is the base of the Oread Limestone. | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Kansas, et al:
Douglas Group Oklahoma: Vamoosa Group |
Sub-units | Kansas usage:
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Underlies | Oread Limestone |
Overlies | Cass Limestone |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Limestone, sandstone |
Location | |
Region | Kansas |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Lawrence, Kansas |
Named by | Erasmus Haworth [2] |
Year defined | 1894 |
The Lawrence Formation, also referred to as Lawrence Shale, is a Late-Carboniferous geologic formation in Kansas, extending into Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma. [2] [1] This unit was named by Erasmus Haworth in 1894, the year that Haworth founded the Kansas Geological Survey in Lawrence, Kansas, having personally surveyed the formation the year before. [2]
Lawrence Formation Lawrence Shale | |
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Stratigraphic range: [1] (Virgilian stage) [2] | |
![]() Upper shale of the Lawrence Formation in roadcut of the
South Lawrence Trafficway In the upper background, the brown Toronto Limestone member is the base of the Oread Limestone. | |
Type | Formation |
Unit of | Kansas, et al:
Douglas Group Oklahoma: Vamoosa Group |
Sub-units | Kansas usage:
|
Underlies | Oread Limestone |
Overlies | Cass Limestone |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Limestone, sandstone |
Location | |
Region | Kansas |
Country | United States |
Type section | |
Named for | Lawrence, Kansas |
Named by | Erasmus Haworth [2] |
Year defined | 1894 |
The Lawrence Formation, also referred to as Lawrence Shale, is a Late-Carboniferous geologic formation in Kansas, extending into Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, and Oklahoma. [2] [1] This unit was named by Erasmus Haworth in 1894, the year that Haworth founded the Kansas Geological Survey in Lawrence, Kansas, having personally surveyed the formation the year before. [2]