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Neva Limestone

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Neva Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Lower Permian
TypeFormation Member
Unit ofGrenola Limestone
Sub-unitsSoft Neva, Hard Neva[1]
UnderliesEskridge Shale
OverliesSalem Point Shale member of the Grenola Limestone formation
Lithology
PrimaryLimestone
Location
Regionmid-continental
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forNeva, Kansas

The Neva Limestone is a stratigraphic unit and historic building stone[1] in east-central Kansas, northeast-central Oklahoma, and southeastern Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. It preserves fossils dating to the Permian period.

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References

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  1. ^ a b Susan Ward Aber and David A. Grisafe (1982). Petrographic Characteristics of Kansas Building Limestones, Kansas Geological Survey, Bulletin 224. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas.
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