Capron Till Member

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Lithostratigraphy: Winnebago Formation >>Capron Till Member
Chronostratigraphy: Cenozoic Erathem >>Quaternary System >>Pleistocene Series

Primary source

Willman, H. B., and John C. Frye, 1970, Pleistocene Stratigraphy of Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Bulletin 94, 204 p.

Contributing author(s)

H. B. Willman and John C. Frye

Name

Original description

Informally named the Capron till (Frye et al., 1969, p. 26).

Derivation

The Capron Till Member of the Winnebago Formation was informally named the Capron till (Frye et al., 1969, p. 26) for Capron, Boone County, from its occurrence in the prominent ridge that trends north-south through the town.

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History/background

Type section

Type location

The type section is the Capron North Section, a roadcut 3 miles north of Capron, NE SE SE Sec. 23, T. 46 N., R. 4 E, where 2.25 feet of Peoria Loess overlies 1 foot of leached till, 2 feet of pink calcareous till, and 3.5 feet of calcareous sand. The till and sand are the Capron Member.

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Stratigraphic relationships

The Capron Till is bounded at the base by its contact with the Plano Silt Member and at the top by its contact with the Robein Silt or overlying beds. Its spatial relations are shown diagrammatically in figure 8.

Extent and thickness

The geographic distribution of the member is shown in figure 6.

Lithology

The Capron has two compositional phases, an upper sandy phase and a lower silty phase. The typical compositions of these phases are indicated in table 2.

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Age and correlation

The Capron Member is within the youngest part of the Altonian Substage of the Wisconsinan Stage.

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Remarks

References

FRYE, J. C., H. D. GLASS, J. P. KEMPTON, and H. B. WILLMAN, 1969, Glacial Tills of Northwestern Illinois: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 437, 47 p.

ISGS Codes

Stratigraphic Code Geo Unit Designation
0660
wi-c