Grenola Formation

Grenola Formation
Grenola Formation
Stratigraphic range: ; Early Permian (Wolfcampian)
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Neva Limestone; Salem Point Shale; Burr Limestone; Legion Shale; Sallyards Limestone
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Shale
Location
Region	Midcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Grenola, Kansas

The Grenola Formation (or Grenola Limestone) is an early Permian geologic formation (Wolfcampian) with its exposure running north and south through Kansas and extending into Nebraska and Oklahoma, notably having the Neva Limestone member,^[1]^[2] which is a terrace-forming aquifer and historic Flint Hills building stone source secondary to the Cottonwood Limestone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Jewett, John M. (1941). The Geology of Riley and Geary Counties, Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin 39. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas.
^ "Geologic Unit: Grenola". National Geologic Database. Geolex — Unit Summary. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2019-06-02.

Grenola Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Permian (Wolfcampian)
Type	Formation
Sub-units	Neva Limestone Salem Point Shale Burr Limestone Legion Shale Sallyards Limestone
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Shale
Location
Region	Midcontinent (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma)^[1]
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Grenola, Kansas^[1]