Mississippian / Fayetteville Shale
Pennsylvanian / Hale / Cane Hill
Pennsylvanian / Hale/ Prairie Grove
Pennsylvanian / Hale / Cane Hill
Pennsylvanian / Hale/ Prairie Grove
Features of interest
Vertical section of 25+ ft. Long road cut downslope to the east that progresses from Prairie Grove to Cane Hill to Fayetteville Shale (small basal exposure on east end). Prairie Grove festoon crossbedding and karst fissures. Cane hill incised channel, fractures rimmed with liesegang rings, and gradation from black organic shale, to sandy shale to shaley sand.
Lithology present
Support material available
Vertical section of 25+ ft. Long road cut downslope to the east that progresses from Prairie Grove to Cane Hill to Fayetteville Shale (small basal exposure on east end). Prairie Grove festoon crossbedding and karst fissures. Cane hill incised channel, fractures rimmed with liesegang rings, and gradation from black organic shale, to sandy shale to shaley sand.
Lithology present
Limestone, shale, sandstone
State/County
State/County
AR / Madison County
Access
US412 north side 0.35 miles west of AR23 overpass
Photos (150 iPhone and Nikon scaled, partial montage)
Site visit history
C. Liner 3/30/2013-1/30/2016
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| Liesegang rings |
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