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Clay mineralogy of Kope and Fairview formations (Cincinnatian) in the Cincinnati area

D. R. Bassarab and W. D. Huff
Clay mineralogy of Kope and Fairview formations (Cincinnatian) in the Cincinnati area
Journal of Sedimentary Petrology (September 1969) 39 (3): 1014-1022

Abstract

Detailed study of the clay mineralogy of portions of the Kope and Fairview (Cincinnatian) Formations, of Cincinnati, Ohio, reveals a suite composed of illite, chlorite, vermiculite, and some mixed illite-montmorillonite. In the vicinity of the Kope-Fairview contact the relative amounts of chlorite and vermiculite decrease, and then show some increase near the top of the Fairview. Comparisons with paleocurrent data show a correlation between dominant current directions and chlorite-illite ratios, and suggest a stronger easterly source for the Kope and a slightly greater influx of northern sediments for the Fairview.


ISSN: 0022-4472
Coden: JSEPAK
Serial Title: Journal of Sedimentary Petrology
Serial Volume: 39
Serial Issue: 3
Title: Clay mineralogy of Kope and Fairview formations (Cincinnatian) in the Cincinnati area
Pages: 1014-1022
Published: 196909
Text Language: English
Publisher: Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists, Tulsa, OK, United States
Accession Number: 1969-033782
Categories: Sedimentary petrology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus., table
N39°10'00" - N39°10'00", W84°30'00" - W84°30'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2017, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data from Bibliography and Index of North American Geology, U. S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA, United States
Update Code: 1969
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