Natural Resources, School of

 

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

5-1963

Citation

Carlson, M. P., 1963. Lithostratigraphy and Correlation of the Mississippian System in Nebraska. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Conservation and Survey Division, Nebraska Geological Survey Bulletin 21, 61 pp.

Comments

GSB-21

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to describe and correlate rocks of Mississippian age within the state of Nebraska. Shales, generally classified as "Chattanooga" and commonly referred to as Devonian or Mississippian in the northern Mid-Continent, have been included in this study, although these shales are more generally believed to be Devonian and not Mississippian by most stratigraphers and paleontologists at the present time. Since rocks of Mississippian age are present only in the subsurface of Nebraska, the basic information for this report is derived from the microscopic study of cuttings and cores from test wells drilled within the state.

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