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Antrim Shale
Stratigraphic range: Late Devonian
Antrim Shale outcrop and productive gas area, from Ryder (1996) US Geological Survey.
TypeFormation
Sub-unitsUpper Member, Lachine Member, Paxton Member, and Norwood Member
UnderliesBedford Shale, Ellsworth Shale, and Sunbury Shale
OverliesSquaw Bay Limestone, Traverse Formation and Milwaukee Formation
Location
RegionMidwestern United States
CountryUnited States
ExtentIndiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin
Type section
Named forAntrim County, Michigan

The Antrim Shale is a formation of Upper Devonian age in the Michigan Basin, in the US state of Michigan, and extending into Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. It is a major source of natural gas in the northern part of the basin.

The Antrim Shale was defined by A. C. Lane in 1901, and named for type-section exposures in Antrim County, Michigan. The formation was previously known as the St. Cleric Shale in Michigan, and the Genesee Shale in Indiana.[1]

  1. ^ Indiana Geological Survey, Antrim Shale, accessed 4 November 2009.

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