Janesville Shale

Janesville Shale
Stratigraphic range: Late Carboniferous (Virgilian)
TypeFormation
Unit ofAdmire Group
Sub-unitsFive Point Limestone,
Hamlin Shale,
West Branch Shale
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherLimestone
Location
RegionKansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forJanesville Township of Greenwood County, Kansas

The Janesville Shale or Janesville Formation is a geologic formation in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska dating to the late Carboniferous period.

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