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Petrology of the Bethel sandstone of south-central Illinois

Willard Dickison Pye
Petrology of the Bethel sandstone of south-central Illinois
Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (January 1944) 28 (1): 63-122

Abstract

More than 40 mineral species and a large number of varieties found in the Bethel sandstone of south-central Illinois are described in detail. The petrographic study of the sandstone involves a complete analysis of the size, shape, and roundness distributions of the sand grains. The interrelationships and the vertical and lateral variations of these parameters are discussed. The origin and age relationships of the cements and certain relationships of the foregoing properties of the formation to porosity, permeability, and oil recovery concludes the study of the physical properties of the Bethel sandstone. From a synthesis of these data it is concluded that most of the Bethel detritus in the basin came from Llanoria on the southwest and that only small fractions came from Ozarkia, the Wisconsin highlands, and the Canadian shield.


ISSN: 0883-9247
Serial Title: Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists
Serial Volume: 28
Serial Issue: 1
Title: Petrology of the Bethel sandstone of south-central Illinois
Pages: 63-122
Published: 194401
Text Language: English
Publisher: American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Tulsa, OK, United States
Accession Number: 1949-013571
Categories: Mineralogy
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. index maps
N37°00'00" - N42°30'00", W91°30'00" - W87°30'00"
Source Note: abs. with title, The physical properties of the Bethel sandstone of south-central Illinois, p. 913-914, May 1942; Reprinted as Ill. Geol. Survey Rpt. Inv. 95, 1944.
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of North American Geology, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
Update Code: 1949
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