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New Albany Shale
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The New Albany Shale is an organic-rich geologic formation of Devonian and Mississippian age in the Illinois Basin of the United States. It is a major source of hydrocarbons.
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New Albany Shale | |
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Stratigraphic range: Devonian-Mississippian | |
![]() New Albany Shale, outcrops in Bullitt County, Kentucky | |
Type | Formation |
Sub-units | Blocher, Camp Run, Clegg Creek, Lower Blackiston, Morgan Trail & Selmier members |
Underlies | Hannibal Shale & Rockford Limestone |
Overlies | Boyle Formation, North Vernon, Sellersburg & Sylamore Limestones |
Lithology | |
Primary | Shale |
Other | Dolomite, limestone, phosphorite |
Location | |
Coordinates | 38.7°N 85.7°W / 38.7; -85.7 |
Approximate paleocoordinates | 27.0°S 33.9°W / -27.0; -33.9 |
Region | Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky |
Country | ![]() |
Extent | Illinois Basin |
Type section | |
Named for | New Albany, Indiana |
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