Captain Mine, Perry Co., Illinois, USA
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 38° 0' 23'' North , 89° 32' 32'' West |
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Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 38.00642,-89.54231 |
Köppen climate type: | Cfa : Humid subtropical climate |
Large surface coal mine.
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Paleozoic 252.17 - 541 Ma ID: 3187973 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Paleozoic (252.17 - 541 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Kasimovian 303.7 - 307 Ma ID: 3025539 | Shelburn-Patoka Formations undivided Age: Pennsylvanian (303.7 - 307 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Shelburn Formation; Patoka Formation Comments: Thickness from stratigraphic columns: Shelburn-Patoka Fms (0-560’) in southern Illinois (south of 40 degrees north latitude); Shelburn-Patoka Fms (0-155’) in northern Illinois (north of 40 degrees north latitude). The two formations represent the lower part of the McLeansboro Group. The Shelburn-Patoka Formations include, from oldest to youngest, the Brereton Limestone, Bankston Fork Limestone, Danville Coal, Piasa Limestone, West Franklin Limestone, Trivoli Sandstone, Chapel Coal, Carlinville Limestone, and Macoupin Limestone in southern Illinois, and northern Illinois, the Anna Shale, Brereton Limestone, Danville Coal, Farmington Shale, Gimlet Sandstone, Lonsdale Limestone, Exline Limestone, Trivoli Sandstone, and Chapel Coal. Lithology: Major:{shale,limestone}, Minor:{sandstone,coal} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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