An Introduction to the Geology of Parke County, Indiana

Wier, Charles E.; Wayne, William J.

Indiana University

An Introduction to the Geology of Parke County, Indiana

Wier, Charles E.; Wayne, William J.

Keywords: Geology; Stratigraphy; Geomorphology; Economic Geology; Physiography; Historical Geology; Glacial Geology; Mineral Resources; Mississippian; Pennsylvanian; Quaternary; Parke County; Indiana

URI: https://hdl.handle.net/2022/233

Date: 1953

Publisher: Indiana Geological Survey

Citation: Wayne, W., Wier, C., 1953, An introduction to the geology of Parke County, Indiana: Indiana Geological Survey Circular 2, 35 p. doi: 10.5967/b1fj-vg56

Series, #: Circular
2

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DOI: 10.5967/b1fj-vg56

Type: Technical Report

Abstract:

Parke County, which is located about 50 miles west of Indianapolis, has an area of 447 square miles. It is bounded on the north by Fountain County, on the northeast by Montgomery County, on the east by Putnam County, on the south by Clay and Vigo Counties, and on the west by Vermillion County. This publication provides a summary of the glacial and bedrock geology of Parke County, Indiana, including information on landforms, bedrock geology and mineral resources.