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Thompson, Madison County, Arkansas, USA
| Lat/Long (Decimal) | 35.9089,-93.939 |
|---|---|
| Co-ordinates Derivation | stated in text |
| Given Location | Arkansas, United States |
| Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates) | Madison County, Arkansas, USA |
Collections
| Collection | Reference | Stratigraphic Name | Comments | Lithology | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thompson, USGS 14390 | Gordon, Jr. M. (1964) | Hale - Prairie Grove | The type locality of the Hale formation is Hale Mountain in wester Washington County where it is relatively thick. Recent work has shown that two mappable members, the Cane Hill below and the Prairie Grove member above, can be recognized in Washington County.\nThe Cane Hill member is as much as 65 feet in thickness and is composed largely of silt, silty sandstone, and fine-grained sandstone; locally there are beds of fossiliferous crossbedded limestone in the lower part.\nIn the Harrison quadran | "limestone" | 318.1 - 314.6 Ma Carboniferous |
Recorded Fossils
References
| Gordon, Jr. M. (1964) Carboniferous Cephalopods of Arkansas, United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 460, 1-322 |
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!
