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Dolomitic limestones and limestones and shales in the Middle Paleozoic of Indiana, USA.

The St. Paul Stone Quarry in St. Paul, Indiana, USA has four Middle Paleozoic stratigraphic units exposed along the walls:

Geneva Dolomite Member of the Jeffersonville Limestone (Lower Devonian)

Louisville Limestone (Middle Silurian)

Waldron Shale (Middle Silurian)

Laurel Member of the Salamonie Dolomite (Middle Silurian)

The above photo shows brownish-colored dolomitic limestones over brownish-colored limestones over gray-colored shales. The upper unit is the Geneva Dolomite Member (Lower Devonian). The middle unit is the Louisville Limestone (Middle Silurian). The lower unit is the Waldron Shale (Middle Silurian), which is richly fossiliferous in many places.

Locality: St. Paul Stone Quarry, 1 mile northwest of the town of St. Paul & 1.75 miles southeast of the town of Waldron, southeastern Shelby County, southeast-central Indiana, USA (39° 26' 09.22" North, 85° 38' 38.66" West)
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Author James St. John

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