Photograph and etched section of hand sample of limestone of Kope Formation. Brachiopods and Bryozoans visible.
Type
sedimentary
Unit of
Maquoketa Group (in Indiana)
Sub-units
Grand Avenue Member, Wesselman Tongue
Underlies
Dillsboro Formation and Fairview Formation
Overlies
Lexington Limestone, Plattin Formation, and Point Pleasant Formation
Lithology
Primary
Shale
Other
Limestone
Location
Region
Cincinnati Arch of North America
Extent
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana
The Kope Formation is one of the three component bedrock formations of the Maquoketa Group that primarily consists of shale (75%) with some limestone (25%) interbedded. In general, it has a bluish-gray color that weathers light gray to yellowish-gray and it occurs in northern Kentucky, southwest Ohio, and southeast Indiana, United States.
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