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Pipe Creek Jr. Reef, Grant County, Indiana, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 40.4167,-85.8 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | based on political unit |
| Given Location | Indiana, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Grant County, Indiana, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe Creek Jr. Reef, Pipe Creek Jr. quarry, Grant County | Suchomel D. M. (1975) | Wabash - Pipe Creek Jr. Reef | time subdivision given as Niagaran-Cayugan, or Wenlock-upper Ludlow. PJW: Was Silurian; however, Pipe Creek Jr. Reef is a subdivision of the Wabash formation. Simo & Lehman (2000: J. Sedimentary Research 70(4):937-951) place it as it middle Ludlow; as the Wabash is thought to go from Ludfordian - Pridoli, I have it as Ludfordian. | grainstone | 425.6 - 423 Ma Silurian |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Suchomel D. M. (1975) Paleoecology and Petrology of Pipe Creek Jr. Reef (Niagaran-Cayugan), Grant County, Indiana, unpublished M.A. thesis, Indiana University, 1-38 |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
