Stratigraphic and paleontologic studies of wells in Florida--no. 3

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

BULLETIN

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GEOLOGICAL

BULLETIN

NO.

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC
OF WELLS IN FLORIDA -No.3

City

STUDIES

of Quincy water well

St. Mary's Oil Corporation, Hiliard
Turpentine Company No. 1 well

By
W. STORRS COLE, Ph.D.
Ohio State University

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Published February

1944

THE E. O. PAINTER PRINTING COMPANY

DELAND. FLORIDA

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

Honorable

Supervisor of

E. Rice,
Conservation

Florida State Board of Conservation

Sir:

have

honor

transmit

a report

entitled

STRATIGRAPHIC

AND

PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES

OF WELLS IN FLORIDA-No.

Storrs Cole of Ohio

State

University,

Columbus

, Ohio,

to be

published as Geological Bulletin No.
This paper deals primarily with

the cuttings and cores from a

well

drilled

River Oil

northeast

Florida

Corporation's

as a test

Hilliard

Turpentine

1, namely
Company

Mary's

well

near

Hilliard

, Nassau

County.

also

includes

studies

of samples

from

well drilled for water for the City of Quincy,

Gadsden County.

Studies

and reports similar to

this one have

been a

policy of the

Florida

Geo-

logical

Survey for some

time

they

have

proven

only

academic

practical

importance.

It is from

such studies

that inti-

mate knowledge of the character,

thickness

and age of

the underlying

formations is obtained and

this is particularly valuable now in

view

the increased interest in Florida as an oil producing State.

est has been

This inter-

tremendously stimulated by the discovery of oil in a deep

test at Sunniland
southern Florida.

, Collier County,

Cypress

Swamp

area

This well was drilled by the Humble Oil and Refining

Company and has a

total

depth

of 11,626

feet,

the oil

coming from

porous limestone stratum found at 11,113 feet.

Please

permit

me to

express

my appreciation

of the

uniform

couragement you have always given

us in

the prosecution of the work

the Geological Survey.

Respectfully submitted,

Herman

Gunter,

Geological

Tallahassee
December 1

Director

Survey

Florida
. 1943

CONTENTS

Introduction

Acki
City

St.

ow ledgm ents ......................
of Qu ncy w after w ell (W -4) ............................................................
Strait igra phy ........................................................................................
M iocene ....................... ...........................................................
H aw thorn form action .......................... .... ......................
Tampa limestone ................................................................
0ligocene .......................................................................................
Suw annee lim stone ..................... ......................... ..........
M arianna lim stone ............................................................
Eocene ..........................................................................................
Ocala lim stone .................... ...................... ..........................
Paleontological record .................................................. ....... .........
Mary's River Oil Corporation, Hilliard Turpentine Company

No. 1 Well (W-336)
Previous Studies on

the Hilliard Turpentine Company well ....

Stratig raphy ..............a.................
Recent and Pleistocene ...
Satilla formation .....

liiocene ...................
Caloosahatchee
Miocene ....................
Hawthorn form
Oligocene ..................
Upper Eocene ........
Ocala limestone

Middle

.... 5 5..*.* a .... a.. a....a .aa a a.a. a.a* a saa 5 a aa. .. q. .
* 5*C-* *CC*C C* Cao a C C* CC 5C C S .a aa 5 5 5 ~ lol l ~m o -

m arl ........................................... ...............

nation ..........................................................

- a. see Ca.aa.C.a.es.C... s.* s. Cae.aaaaa.. ae.. a. a. aaae*a.a.a...**

Eocene

Lisbon formation ................................................................
Salt M mountain lim estone ....................................................
A ckerm an form action ...... ................ ................. ..................
Low er Eocen ................................................ ..............................a
Cedar K eys form action ........................... ..................................
U paper Cretaceous ...... .............................................................
Selm a chalk ................... .......................................................
Eutaw form action ................................................................
Tuscaloosa form action ...... .....................a.a........... ..........
Triassic ? .....................................................................................
Paleontological record ........................................................................
D descriptions of species ................-.........-aa................................................
V alvulinidae ................... ............... ........... .................. ..........................
Pseudorbitolina cubensis Cushman and Bermudez ..............

Dictyoconus
Nonionidae ........

americanus

(Cushman)

I* a *. a ..5.I*I. a .. ... .....5 -a aaIa a-I a 0 a *- a- a a a a a .( a e a a .a

Nonion brown Cole, n. sp. ........................................ ........
C am erinidae ....a. .. ............................. .. ...... ... ...........................
Miscellanea dickersoni (D. K. Palmer) ................................
Oamerina guayabalensis Barker ................................---....
Operculinoides antiguensis Vaghan and Cole ......................
tius (Cole and Ponton) .......................---........
floridensis (Heilprin) ....................................
nvArnan7ll n l ra n an

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Descriptions of species- (continued)
A lveolinellidae ...........................................................................

Borelis

Rotaliidae ....
Gyroidina

gunteri

Page
52

Cole

floridanus

Cole

nassauetsis Cole, n.

Siphonina nassauentsis Cole,

Amphisteginidae
Amphistagina

lopeztrigoi

Palmer

Orbitoides palmer

Gravell

Pseudorbitoides israelskii

Pseudorbitoldes

"' sp.

Vaughanina cubensis

Lepidocyclina

Vaughan

Cole

D. K. Palmer

antillea

ariana

Cushman

Cole

Ponton

cedarkeysensis

peruviana
pustulosa

douvillei

mantelli
mortoni
ocalana

parvula

Cole

..... ......S..
..............

Cushman

I. Douvill6)
Lisson ........

(Morton) .
(Cushman)
Cushman ...

, variety
Cushmair

cooket

Cushman

yurnagunensis
variety ...........

Cushman

(Eulepidina)

(Discocyclina)
(Asterocyclina)

morganopsts

favosa
undosa

blanpiedi

Cushman
Cushman

georgiana

Vaughan

Vaughan

monticellensis

Ponton-

(Cushman)

Cole

nassauensis Cole,

n. sp.

cedarkeysensis

Cole,

(Athecocyclina)

citrenais
flintensis
hannai C
cooked (V

(Vaughan)..
(Cushman)
:ole, n. sp...
Taughan) ....

Appendix

. .. ...... -................................. ... * . . ....... . ....................... 89

Interpretation of the Igneous Rock in

the Hilliard

Turpentine

Company well

Appendix

Osborn Fuller

....................... ................................ ..................................... 95

Supplemental information

driller's

.... ... ................. ..... ..... 95

ILLUSTRATIONS

(Polylepidina)
(Pliolepidina)

(Lepidocyclina)

Discocyclinidae .
Discocyclina

Pseudophragmina

(Proporocyclina)

Orbitoididae ................... ...............................

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TABLES

Table

Measurements of Camerina guayabalensis and Camerina

Page

mississippienats
Measurements

oides

sabtnensis

..... ............. .......... ...... .. .. ... ............................. 41

Operculinoides

jenny

Operculin-

......... ... ... C..... ..... ................ c....... ....... .. ... 46

Measurements of

Operculinoides vicksburgensis

Meaurements of vertical sections of Lepidocyclina peru-

vianca

............... .............*..................... ........................-a................. 64

Measurements

peruviana

horizontal

sections

of Lepidocyclina

..... -............................................................................... 65

Measurements

hannai

vertical

sections

Pseudophragmina

.................................... ... ........................ ......................... 86

Measurements

of horizontal

sections

Pseudophrag-

mnna

hannai

Addendum

Discovery of Oil in Florida,

by Herman

Gunter

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STRATIGRAPHIC

AND

PALEONTOLOGIC

STUDIES

WELLS

FLORIDA

- No.

City of Quincy water well

Mary's River

Corporation,

IIllllnrd

Turpentine

Company

well

STORRS

COLE

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

INTRODUCTION

This

and
was

bulletin

paleontologic

initiated

studio

1936.

fourth
s of
So far,

in a series

vells
. six

Florida.

wells

stratigraphic

The

significant

project
t areas

have been analyzed and the results published.

Two additional

wells have

been studied for this

bulletin.

The

locations

wells studied for this bulle-

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tin
The

are
St.

shown i
Mary's

Corporation,

In figure
River

Hilliard

T

Oil
ur-

pentine Company well is lo-
cated in northeastern Flor-

a locality where de-

tailed

subsurface

informa-

tion was lacking.

fltUe i

of 4ells

IL.t il.

* Ca,t ef

* Io tf 'd Rftr 011 Cetfiporeion

i/,iltit ?v

'Ft.-b CD. f/ 9911 I t/.'.1J8

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V.

The

City

Quincy

water well is located in the

middle
Florida

portion

of northern

in a situation

derived

in which

concerning

Figure 1

additional

Miocene

information

, Oligocene,

and

could
upper

Eocene.

types and

the

Florida

other

Geological

specimens

Survey

from

wells

Museum

filed

Tallahassee,

Florida.

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FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The

preliminary work

on the

Hilliard

Turpentine

Com-

pany well was done in Columbus,

Ohio, but the project was

completed at the Florida Geological Survey where the writer

spent the summer of 1943.

It is a pleasure to acknowledge

the

assistance

easier
Gunter

than

has

which
would

has

have

given freely

made

been

work

otherwise.

this
Mr.

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Herman

of his time and has offered many

valuable

suggestions.

The

staff

Florida

Geological

Survey was most cooperative.

Mr. James R.

Galbraith Jr.

described the samples from the City of Quincy well, Mr. Dean
W. Wilson drafted the well logs, and Mrs. A. J. Rogers aided

with the manuscript.

Dr. Joseph A. Cushman examined and

commented on

certain

of the smaller

Foraminifera and Dr.

Wayland

Vaughan

furnished

photographs

and

advice

concerning certain large Foraminifera.

Dr. J. Osborn Fuller

did extensive work

on the

igneous rock

encountered in

the

Hilliard Turpentine Company well.

Dr. John

Wells iden-

tified the shark's teeth, and to him must be accorded special

appreciation
micrographs

labors

illustrating

taking

external

excellent

photo-

appearance

larger Foraminifera.

The writer made the thin sections and

took the major number of photomicrographs of these.

CITY

OF QUINCY WATER

WELL

(W-4)*

In the spring of 1928 the City of Quincy, Gadsden County,
Florida, drilled a well to a depth of 1370 feet on the water-

work's property located on

the Bainbridge road.

This well

was drilled by the Gray Artesian Well Company of Pensacola
and samples were furnished to the Florida Geological Survey.

These

samples

represent

general

foot

intervals.

The

elevation of the well is 149.7 feet above sea level.

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

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'o samples
royish -while,

soopy

C- olcoreous

Soapy
Argillaceous; shell
Groom -colored
Argt ceos, she/all
Fine to course, faoro

men's

frogments
mindero

Brownish, colcoreous

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* a *. *

'T^l* a s 9*T
S^^r

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Greenish. gray
Ton
Graylsh- white

Cho/ky, dense

Green .rith shell
Chalky, dense

r Dolomific
- Greenish
, Groy
Cream-colored
Ton, crystolline

Wn
,rown
wn,
Cream-

cryvfolline
colored

Brown, porous, crystalline

Gray
Light
Groy
Brown

brown, crysto//lline

, crystalline

Ton, crystalline

MARIANNA

Cream,

porous

Cream,

porous, soft

a * *
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LEGEND

Sandstone

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-----

Arenoceous

Flint

Limestone

Frt!r~!rI
13S21211

Arenaceous

limestone

Selenite

Ar Greenish- groy,
I rn7viAsh.whlt/

sof/ org /ilacous
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Aes n nr flrOn

fragments

see
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FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX
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MIOCENE

HAWTHORN

was

composed

FORMATION.-The

fuller's

earth.

first

The

sample

(10-20

geological

map

feet)

2 of

Florida

shows

that

City

Quincy

located

the

outcrop of the Hawthorn formation.

of the samples from

The lithologic character

this well indicates that the Hawthorn

formation extends to a depth of 210 feet.
The Hawthorn in this area is composed chiefly of sandy

clay much

which

has

appearance

fuller's

earth.

There are also some thin marl beds and beds of sandstone.

TAMPA

LIMESTONE.-At

210

feet

the

samples

contain

grayish white, dense fossiliferous limestone.

the sample

at 220 feet Sorites sp. and Peneroplis proteus d'Orbigny were
found, and at 230 feet good specimens of Archaias floridanus

(Conrad)

were recovered.

Although

the

upper portion

of the

Tampa limestone

this area is a pure limestone,
slightly arenaceous limestone.

the lower portion is largely a
There are one or two beds of

a greenish clay interbedded with the limestone.

The Tampa

has a thickness of 175 feet in this well.

OLIGOCENE
SUWANNEE LIMESTONE.-At 390 feet specimens of Rotalia
were found which seems to be the same as the one described

3 from Mexico as Rotalia mexicana Nuttall, variety

mecatepecensis Nuttall.
the top of the Oligocene.

The first large Foraminifera

The appearance of this form marks

were found at 410 feet.

this sample there were two species of Lepidocyclina,

L. (Lepidocyclina) yurnagunensis Cushman,

namely,

variety morgan-

opsis

Vaughan, and L. (Eulepidina)

favosa Cushman.

This

sample also contained specimens of Operculinoides which are

referred to O.

vicksburgensis Vaughan and Cole.

For comparison with the specimens recovered at 410 feet,

n a a t'% ni_^ a- JAa 1f l ai 1 1 : -1 7a a^ L.

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by Nuttall

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

uppermost Oligocene in this well is very near the zone shown
in Falling Water Sink.
The samples below 410 feet are relatively unfossiliferous

until the sample at 505 feet was examined.

This sample con-

trained abundant specimens of Heterostegina texana Gravell

and Hanna.

This species has been reported from two other

wells in Florida.

the Port St.

Joe test well

(W-288)

H. texana was found at a depth of 859-870 feet4 and in the

Cory No.
1110 feet.

1

(W-445) this species occurred at a depth of 1100-

5 In the Port St. Joe Test well 3 (W-288) H. texana

appeared 190 feet below the top of the Oligocene, in the Cory

No.

(W-445)

occurred

200

feet

below the

top

the

Oligocene, but in the City of Quincy well

(W-4)

this same

interval was 125 feet.
The samples below 505 feet were sparingly fossiliferous or

unfossiliferous

until

the sample

at 615

feet

was examined.

Such fossils as did occur in this interval have been discussed.
MARIANNA LIMESTONE.--At 615 feet new species appear in
abundance, among which were identified Lepidocyclina (Lep-

idocyclina) mantelli (Morton)

and Operculinoides dius

(Cole

and Ponton)

These species are diagnostic of the Marianna

limestone on

outcrop.

But,

associated

with

these

two

species are others which have not been recorded previously
from the Marianna limestone.

this

Cushman,

sample

specimens

assigned

Cushman,

(L.)
and

parvula
Operculi-

noides antiguensis

Vaughan and Cole were found in associa-

tion with the two typical Marianna species.
L. (L.) parvula has been reported from the Port St. Joe

test well 3 (W-288)

at a depth of 1017-1035 feet.

The writer

has found this same species at a depth of 440-450 feet in the

test well drilled by the Calhoun Gas and Oil Company

(W-7)

about one-half mile northwest of Ciarksville, Calhoun County,

Florida.

neither

these

wells

was

(L.)

parvula

(Eulepidina)

undosac

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GEOLOGICAL

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TWENTY-SIX

from

above

but the

writer

has reason

believe

that

this

not the case.

more wells are studied

, the explanation may

found.
Howe

'who

recently made a

thorough

and

detailed

study

fauna

Glendon

formation

reports

that

(Lepidocyclina)

strata

the

mantelli

Glendon

(Morton)

type

was

found

locality

But

basal
other

Lepidocyclina

were found

in association

with

mantelli.

Cer-

tain Lepidocyclina may have longer ranges than was formerly

thought,

or the formational boundaries may have been chosen

incorrectly.

EOCENE

OCALA

rocks

LIMESTONE.-The

encountered

from

680

term
feet

Ocala

the

applied

bottom

this

the
well

although

the fauna is not that of the

typical

Ocala elsewhere

in Florida

because

no large

Foraminifera

were

found in

this

portion

well.

Small

Foraminifera

were

found

practically

attempt

lower

was

made

samples
identify

from

this

well.

the small

Foramini-

fera

which

were

found

but

a sufficient

number

were

picked

from key samples

and

identified

so that

the

identification

the rocks penetrated could be assured.

Various

species

Uvigerina

upper

Eocene

type

were

found
curred

virtually

last

every

sample

sample

(1370

and

numbers

feet)

easily

these

recognized

and
man

enszs

typical

and

Jackson

species

Hemicristellaria

(Cushman

and

fragaria

Applin)

jacksonensis

(Giimbel)

characterize

, variety

this

Cush-
texas-

section

gether

with

Eponides

jacksonensis

(Cushman

and

Applin)

and Siphonina jacksonensis Cushman and Applin.

The

fauna

nearly

small

same.

Foraminifera

However

throughout

should

this section
noted that

Bulimina

jacksonensis Cushman

was not observed

above

900

feet.

The Chilostomella cylindroides Reuss appeared at about

as Bulimina

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

thick

section

question

Ocala.

the samples,

Although

it is

possible

there
that 1

little

reason

Foraminifera

certain

of the lower samples represent cavings.

It should

noted

that

the

lower

sample

new

forms

appeared.

Therefore

fauna contained

in these

samples

is not

digenous

and

a new

formation

appeared,

is non-fossilifer-

ous.

PALEONTOLOGIC

RECORD

(W-4)

Sorites

Pencroplis
230 feet

Archaias

feet

proteus d'Orbigny

floridanus

Conrad)

Amphistegina sp.

Rotalia

feet

mexicana

Nuttall

Operculinoides vicksburgensis
Lepidocyclina (Lepidocyclina

U)

Nuttall

Vaughan and Cole

favos

yurnagunensis

Cushrnan,

morganops

variety

is Vaughan

a Cushman

Heterostegina texacla Gravell and

Hanna

Operculinoidcs

Lepidocyclina

antiguensis

dius

Vaughan

(Cole and Ponton)

(Lepidocyclina)

mantelli
parvula

Cole

(Morton)
Cushman

(Eulepidina)

undosa Cushman

Anomalina

Bolivina
Cibicides

bilateralis

Cushman

jacksonensis Cushman

americanus

mnssissippie
Eponides jacksonensi
Nonionella hantkeni

(Cushman)

and Applin

is (Cushman)
(Cushman an

, variety

antiquus

(Cushman
Applin)

Applin)

(Cushman and Applin)

Siphoning jacksonensis Cushman and Applin
feet

Robulus
feet

limbosus

(Reuss)

Anomalina bilateralis Cushman
Bulimina ovata d'Orbigny

Cibicides

lobatulus

(Walker and Jacob)

mississippiensis (
pseudoungerianus
Eponides ocalana Cushman

Cushman)
(Cushman)

, variety mecatcpecensis

(Eulepidina)

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900 feet

jacksonensis
am ericanus

Dentalina cocoaensis

cocoaensis C
jacksonensis

Hemicristellaria fragar

Nodosaria jacksonensis
Robulus alato-limbatus
Siphoning jacksonensis
Uvigerina cocoaensis C

Cushman
(Cushman)

(Cushman)

, variety

:ushman
(Cushman

ic

antiques

Applin)

t (GUimbel), variety t
(
Cushman and Applin

(GUmbel)
Cushman
2ushman

gardnerae Cushman

(Cushman
Applin)

texasensis
Cushman and Applin)

Applin

1000 feet

Anomalina
Bulimina

bilateralis
acksonensis

Cushman
Cushman

Eponides cocoaensis Cushman

Nodosaria

jacksonensis

Cushman

Planulina cocoaensis Cushman

1050

Robulus

gutticostat us

(GUlmbel),

Applin

variety

cocoaensis

(Cushman)

Cancris

brongniartii

(d'Orbigny)

Chilostomella cylindroides

Reuss

1150 feet
Anomalina bilateralis Cushman
Bulimina pyrula d'Orbigny
Cassidulina globosa Hantken

Cibicides lobatulus

Eponides

Gyroidina
Nonionella

(Walker and Jacob)

cocoaensis Cushman

umbonata

(Reuss)

(Reuss)

jacksonensis Cushman

Planulina cocoaensis Cushman

jacksonensis Cushman

Siphoning

Uvigerina cookei

Cushman

Valvulina advena Cushman
1370 feet
Eponides cocoaensis Cushman
Gyroidina giraradana (Reuss)
Planulina cocoaensis Cushman

Siphoning
Uvigerina

and Applin

Applin

Cushman
Cushman

MARY'S

RIVER

OIL

CORPORATION

HILLIARD

TURPENTINE

COMPANY NO.

(W-336)

The St.
Comnanv i

Mary's

Sno. 1

River Oil

(W-RRfil *

Corporation, Hilliard Turpentine

i In loated about 4 miles northwest

Bulimina
Cibicides

Eponides

giraradana

jacksonensis Cushman and

cocoaensis
gardnerae

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STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

over a

period of several

had reached

had

reached

a depth

depth

years. t5
4762 feet.

4817

August 25,

January

feet

which

1939

the well

1940 the

point

well
was

abandoned.

The log and

samples from this well were received

by the Florida Geological Survey through

the courtesy

of Mr

Eugene Brown,

President of

Mary's

River Oil

Cor-

portion.

Many of the samples were taken at 5 foot intervals.

The

well

was drilled

with standard

tools

and

except for one

or two

interval

the samples were

very satisfactory.

PREVIOUS

STUDIES

ON

THE

HILLIARD

TURPENTINE

COMPANY

WELL

The first published record on

this well

was a

short article

by Campbell,"

formations

which

were

gave

encountered

depths

and

which

discussed

certain

occurrence

and
feet.
that

age

a black

Mrs.

the drill

shale

which

drill

penetrated

4635

Applin who made the determinations reported

encountered Miocene at a depth

30 feet,

the

Ocala limestone

500 feet

Upper

Cretaceous

2985

, and

top

Tuscaloosa

formation

4547

feet.

At 4635 feet a black shale was

the

hole

article

4762

Campbell

Mississippian
nooga shale.

feet

was

suggested

age

still
that

because

penetrated and

the

unit.

this

black

bottom

this

shale

similarity to

brief

might

Chatta-

tailed

another
account

brief

article

section

Campbell

which

the

presented

well

a more

penetrated

and

listed a few Foraminifera

The

table

on page

which Mrs.
summarizes

Applin had identified.

depths,

formations

encountered,

and

fossils.

Schuchert 1o

devote

several

pages

a discussion

this

well

, particularly

with

reference

the

age

material

which
shale.

Campbell

The

tentatively

reader

correlated

is referred

with

the

Schuchert's

Chattanooga

excellent

dis-

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

DEPTH
IN
FEET
40

FORMATIONS

Choctawhatchee

(upper

Miocene)

Elphidiumn

Rotalia

soniana;
primitiva

FOSSILS

gunteri,

var.

beccarii,

Bolivina
Nonion

var.

pulchell

incert-
parkin-
x. var.

depressu-

400-500

2215

2985

3280

3748

4547

4640

Tampa

Ocala

Middle Eocene

Wilcox-Midway

Upper Cretaceous

Selma

Eutaw

Tuscaloosa

Chattanooga
(Lower Mississippian)

Dictyoconus gunteri zone

Borolis zone

Lepidorbitoides sp.
Camerina cf. C. dickersoni
Inoceramus prisms
|

Amphissites sp.*

* Identified

R. S. Bassler.

was

made

part

upon

the

identification

Bassler

an ostracod

referred

Bassler

the

genus

Amphissites

(ran
men

ge=
was

Devonian

lost

Permian)

Unfortunately

this

speci-

or misplaced.

Stephenson submitted

material

in his

possession

Bassler

after

original

specimen

had

been

lost.

this

second lot of material from 4640 to 4660 feet

Bassler thought

that he

recognized

a second

specimen

referrable

Amphis-

sites

although

state

preservation

was

not

very

good.

Stephenson

in writing

Schuchert

concerning

this

states that he would never have recognized it as an
but that he does not think that he is in a position t<

specimen
ostracod,
) question

umn;

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

an ostracod

in its

general

outline.

This conclusion

was

sup-

ported

by finding several small round

to elongate concretion-

ary

masses

the

sample

sent

writer

Florida

Geological

Survey.

. Raymond

Moore

during

short

visit

with

writer

kindly

well.

examined
He agreed

some
with

the

samples

writer that

section

material

as could be observed was unfossiliferous.

study the writer examined hundreds

the detailed

shale fragments from

this section of the well but was not able to detect any fossils.

The

most

recent

mention

this

well

was

Munyan.11

The
that

only

section

"several

discus

investigators"

is the

chose

Tuscaloosa.

states

Tuscaloosa

at the depth of

top

the

4260 feet

Tuscaloosa

, although Mrs.

was

Applin indicated that

4437'

2 feet

177

feet

below that chosen

by the

"several

investigators."

Munyan'"

indicated

diagrammatic

cross-section

which
phase

illustrates

the

theoretical

Tuscaloosa

marine phase should ocupy a large

relationship

)n-marlne
portion o

phases

marine

that

if the total thick-

ness of the

Tuscaloosa

in this

well.

fact

from

cross-

section one would infer that only a small

basal

portion of the

Tuscaloosa

was

non-marine

this

well.

STRATIGRAPHY

The

formations

encountered

Hilliard

Turpentine

Company

well

(W-336)

with

their

lithologic

characteristics

are shown on figure 3,

page 31.

RECENT

AND

PLEISTOCENE

From

sands.
is fine

The

surface

sand

, subangular

feet

the one sample

and stained

well

penetrated

that covers

a dark

brown

this

surface
interval

color.

11 Mr iv Ian

Arthurr

Subsurface

gitartS raph y

and

Lithologv

- LAA* V a. a -- -- L2, U

n(

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

SATILLA

FORMATION.-Two

samples

were

taken

from

the

10 foot interval

between 30 and

40 feet.

These samples con-

sist
and

light

brown

represent the

, very

fine

grained,

Satilla formation

micaceous

of Pleistocene

sandstone

age.

The

entire

section from

Satilla

the surface

formation

but

seems

feet

might

desirable

included
separate

section

uncemented

sands

from

underlying

more

consolidated

material.

PLIOCENE

CALOOSAHATCHEE

MARL.-At

feet

there

was

found

gray-green,

arenaceous

clay

with

some

shell

fragments

and

Foraminifera.

From

this sample

10 species

Foraminifera

were

identified.

The

most

diagnostic

species

Elphidium

gunteri Cole "1 which

the

writer described and recorded from

several
hatchee

localities

marl

Although

desired

strata

would
which

in the

"Nashua

Florida.
Evidence

seem

from

well

not

the

equivalent

as conclusive
foraminiferal

penetrated

the Caloosa-

as might

evidence

feet

that

should

referred t
formation

Caloosahatchee

has

been

applied

marl

Veatch

The
and

name

Charlton

Stephenson15

sparingly

Marys

fossiliferous

River

north

impure

the

limestone

Hilliard

and

clay

Turpentine

along
Com-

pany

well

well

(W-336)

It

would

entered the same strata

applied,

but

foraminiferal

appear

that

feet

to which the name Charlton

fauna

suggestive

the
was
the

"Na
"Na

shua.
shua'

Inasmuch

as the

"deposits"

placed at present in

which

were

named

the Caloosahatchee marl.10

seems

logical

that

"Charlton

formation

should

classified

also

as Caloosahatchee

and

the

name

"Charlton"

abandoned.

The

samples

between

and

feet

consisted largely

brownish

which

gray,

contained

fine

grained,

loosely

broken shell fraemen

cemented

VI-.

Between

sandstone
85 and 90

_

I

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

feet there occurred rather numerous Foraminifera and Ostra-

coda

, but the Foraminifera observed at this depth represented

the varieties of Rotalia beccarii only.

The C
thickness

"Charlton

over
this

Saloosahatchee

feet.

formation"

feet

well

but

indicate

the

marl
Cooke

probably
lithologic

that

the

in
and

does

;his

well

Mossom 17

not

has

apparent

state

have

characteristics

strata

between

that

a thickness

and

fauna

and

feet

should be included as a unit.

MIOCENE

HAWTHORN

FORMATION.-At 90 feet the

well

penetrated

light greenish gray

fuller's
of the

earth.

This

Hawthorn

greasy
litholoi

formation

clay which has the appearance of

change

had

been

indicated
reached.

that
The

samples

from
feet)

this

100 to 505

feet

consist mainly

interval

were

(no sample

sand

and

limestone

furnished from 105

sandstone.

as is shown

few

on the

205

samples
graphic

log.
Until the sample at 500-505 feet was examined no Foram-

inifera

were

found.

Campbell 18

states

that

"from

400

500 feet

the

without fossils

cuttings

showed

a granular

but tentatively referred

cream-colored

Tampa.

lime
The

samples furnished the writer did not show this limestone,

nor

was

there

any

evidence

that

Tampa

limestone

occurred

this

well.

Even if the samples in

this section

(400 to 500 feet)

were

incorrectly taken,

the

presence

a cream-colored

limestone

would not establish

the existence of Tampa limestone

this

well.

Cooke

component

and
the

Mossom l,
Hawthorn

state

"The

formation

most
white

persistent.
or cream-

colored,
phorite."

sandy

limestone

containing

The section from 90 to

brown

grains

nearly 500 feet i

phos-

assigned

the

Hawthorn formation.

gic

FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

Operculinoides

species.

which

detailed

Concentration

study

this

has

sample

proven
which

is a

new

consisted

largely of sand yielded a considerable fauna of small Fora-

minifera.

These specimens were studied in great detail and

then were sent to Cushman so that the writer's

identifications

could

checked

against

the

collections

the

Cushman

Laboratory.
Dr. Cushman not only examined the specimens but in most
cases was able to check them against the types or paratypes.

After this examination

Cushman

wrote

think the ma-

trial is Oligocene."

This opinion exactly coincided with that

of the writer.
The specimens most certainly did not come from a lime-

stone.

The

type

preservation

preserved in a clay material.

indicated

that

they

were

This might be used as evidence

that the entire section from 400 to 500 feet could not have

been limestone,

although

admittedly the

greater

portion

it could have been.
As Foraminifera of definite Oligocene age were found only
in this one sample, the Oligocene section in this well must be

thin.

From the evidence at hand it is not possible to state

the exact point at which the well penetrated the Oligocene.

The

presence

Eponides

manrannensts

would

suggest

that the Oligocene in this well should be correlated with the

Marianna

limestone,

but

again

definite

commitments

should not be made.
UPPER EOCENE
OCALA LIMESTONE.- At 505-508 feet the sample contained
a considerable amount of limestone which has the appearance

of Ocala.

One specimen of Discocyclina (Asterocyclina) was

recovered from this sample.

The sample at 513-515 feet con-

trained a few specimens referred

to Operculinoides

ocalanus

(Cushman)

At 515-517

feet

a specimen

Lepidocyclina

referred to L. (L.) tschoppi Thiadens was found.

However,

large

Foraminifera

other

than

those

mentioned

..--. -- - Y U -- W

notw

not

were

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Hawthorn

There
stone.

formation

is no question

However

and
but

thought

that

this

represent

section

is actually

cavings.

lime-

, it was thought best to record on the graphic

material

which

samples

contained

with

suitable

notes

as to

interpretation

material.

The
860 feet

base of

the Ocala

The Ocala has

this

well

a thickness of

found

355

a depth

feet.

MIDDLE

EOCENE

LISBON

cream

FORMATION.-At

860

colored limestones

feet

middle

typical

Eocene

brown

appear

and
The

sample

860-870

feet

contained

few

poorly

preserved

specimens of

The

first

Coskinolina
Dictyoconus

floridana Cole.

americanus

(Cushman)

were

corded at the depth of 967-980 feet.

From thi

depth to

1350

feet

abundant

large

Foraminifera

were

found.

Many

these

have

been

described

from

other

well

but

some

were

recorded for the first time from the middle Eocene of Florida.

The

interval

from

the

the

middle

Eocene

first
695
No.

pany

appearance

feet

(W-445)

No.

Sholtz

and 107

1 (W-336)

No.

americanus

(W-166),

feet in

710

the Hilliard

The middle Eocene in

(Cushman)

feet

Cory

Turpentine Corn
the Sholtz No.

(W-166)

and the Cedar

Keys No.

2 (W-355)

had a

thickness

about 1820 feet.

Hilliard

Turpentine Company

No.

1 (W-336)

the thicknes

of the middle Eocene is

1355 feet.

Within

middle

Eocene

the

well

under

discussion

several

faunal

zones

were

encountered.

The

occurrence

Coskinolina
(Cushman)

floridana

in the

Cole

uppermost

and

Dictyoconus

portion

amertcanus

same

has

been found in the past in other wells which have been studied

detail.

1245

epidina)

feet

antillea

a few

specimen

Cushman

Lepidocyclina

(formerly

(Poly-

gardn

erae

Dictyoconus

w

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

Calhoun

Gas

and

Company

(W-7)

about

one-half

mile

northwest

Gravell

cyclina

Clarksville

and

Hanna

(Polylepidina)

Calhoun

22 have

zone

County

called

from

Florida.

attention

eastern

Texas

The zone from 1245 feet to 1350 feet in which L.

a Lepido-
c Florida.
.) antillea

Cushman
(W-336)

(Polylepidina)

occurs

Hilliard

eastern

zone

Turpentine

continuation

of Hanna and

Company

No.

Lepidocyclina

Gravell.

At 1065 feet specimens were recovered which

were

identi-

field

Gravell
species
Ponton.

Southern

first
and

as Lepidocyclina

Hanna.

Detailed

same

(Pliolepidina)

States

study

has

(Pliolepidina)

anana

Corporation's

was

well

claibornensis

shown
ariana

described

(W-19)

that
Cole
from

drilled

this
and
the

about

one and

and

one-half

Hanna

Ponton

miles

" report

=L.

north

that

of Monticello,
(Pliolepidina)

claibornensis

Gravell

Florida.
ariana

and

Gravell

Cole

Hanna)

and
was

found about 55 feet above

their

Lepidocyclina (Polylepidina)

zone

in wells

Turpentine

George County,

Company

No.

Mississippi.

(W-336)

the

the

interval

Hilliard
between

these zones is 180 feet.

It might be stated here that L.

(Plio-

lepidina) ariana Cole and Ponton was found at a depth of 995

feet in
As

the Calhoun
the Lepidoci

and

clina

Gas Company's

zone

well

(W-7)

is a well

estab-

lished zone in

the Cook Mountain formation of Texas and the

sbon formation

of Mississippi and Alabama,

logical to

extend thi

unit as a subsurface formation into

Florida.

The

name
below
clina

the

Lisbon

Ocala

used

this

limestone

(Polylepidina)

Dictyoconus

bulletin

and

antillea

cookei

the

zone.

(Moberg)

include

base

would

and

the

section

Lepidocy-

thus

Dictyoconus

include
ameri-

canus

Florida

(Cushman)
Geological

zones

defined

Bulletin

Survey.

At the

present time

is not

possible

give

the

correla-

tion

the

section

between

the

top

the

Salt

Mountain

(Lepidocyclina)

(Polylepidina)

*

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

idocyclina (Polylepidina) antillea zone.

435 feel
lowest
Wilcox

(between 1350 and. 1785 feet)

portion
which

.he Claiborne
unassigned.

group

There is, thus, some
which represent the

and

uppermost

Pseudophragmina

advena

(Cushman) is known to occur below the Lepidocyclina (Poly-

lepidina)

antillea

zone

Alabama.

may

that

Pseudophragmina hannai zone of this well is the approximate
equivalent of the Pseudophragmina advena zone.

SALT MOUNTAIN LIMESTONE.--At 1785 feet a dense,

white

limestone

with

scattered

grains

glauconite

was

encoun-

tered.

The

upper

portion

this

limestone

had

abundant

specimens
(Vaughan)

Pseudophragmina

(Athecocyclina)

cookei

The lithologic characteristics and the fauna is

indicative of the Salt Mountain limestone.
As far as could be determined the base of the Salt Moun-

tain limestone occurred at 1910 feet.

The thickness of the

Salt Mountain limestone in this well is 125 feet.

The Gran-

berry

well

(W-285)

had

thickness

194

feet

Salt

Mountain limestone.

It is entirely possible that the base of

the Salt Mountain limestone is lower in the Hilliard Turpen-

tine Company well (W-336)

. If the zone of lignitic fragments

in the limestone is disregarded, the base of the Salt Mountain
limestone could be placed at 2025 which would give a thick-

ness of 240 feet.

More wells will have to be studied in this

area before the actual thickness can be determined.
Except for the upper portion which contained the Disco-
cyclinidae the remainder of the Salt Mountain limestone in
this area does not contain recognizable fossils.
ACKERMAN FORMATION.-Below the base of the Salt Moun-
tain limestone in this well there is a section of unfossiliferous

limestone.

From its position below the Salt Mountain lime-

stone and above the lower Eocene which is considered to be the
stratigraphic equivalent of the Midway, this limestone section

et ntatively

referred

A eklrrmnn

- - - - W a- a a a a a aaa L

formation

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

was reached at a depth of 2215 feet.

These limestones are

cream to tan colored, hard limestones which contain Borelis
gunteri Cole and Borelis floridanus Cole in their upper por-

tion.

Small

Foraminifera

associated

with

Borelis,

but are

badly preserved.

The lower portion

of these

lime-

stones are unfossiliferous or sparingly fossiliferous.
The term Cedar Keys formation is designed to cover the
rocks encountered in wells in peninsular and northern Florida
from the first appearance of the Borelis fauna to the top of

the

Upper

Cretaceous.

The

Cedar

Keys

formation

questionably

stratigraphic

equivalent

Midway

formation of the Gulf Coast area.

This unit is not known

to outcrop, and the Florida Geological Survey has hesitated

name

these

rocks

until

their stratigraphic

position

was

known fairly accurately.

Inasmuch
fauna and ab

as these rocks lie below a definite Salt Mountain

love

rocks of proven Upper Cretaceous age,

would appear that their stratigraphic position was established

with a fair degree of accuracy.

The Cedar Keys formation

is a
been

widely

studied

distributed subsurface

some

detail

unit

four

Florida.

wells

the

has

writer,

namely, the Cory No.
the Cedar Keys No.

1 (W-445)

(W-355)

the Sholtz No. 1

(W-166)

and the Hilliard Turpentine

Company No. 1

(W-336).

The Cedar Keys formation has a thickness of 570 feet in

the

Hilliard

Turpentine

Company

No.

(W-336)

and

thickness of 566 feet in the Cedar Keys No. 2 (W-355)

thickness of this unit cannot

be determined

exactly in

The
the

Cory

No.

(W-445)

because

paleontological

evidence

was not sufficient to determine the exact point at which this

well

entered

the

Upper Cretaceous.

However,

available

formation indicates that the Cedar

Keys formation is con-

siderably thicker in that portion of the State of Florida.

TTPPFER CIRI.Tr AP .TT

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

section

obtained

illustrated

(figs.

, pl.

21).
The

fauna

Cretaceous

obtained

and is similar to

2985-3000

feet

definitely

that reported from

many

Upper
locali-

ties
feet

Cuba.

and

2985

no recogni

feet

exact

able

fossils

age

occur

this

between

interval

2785

must

questioned,

Cretaceous

genus

related

but the

type

writer

although

believes that

probably

This

Pseudorbitoides.

small

orbitoid

represents

opinion

new

is based

the

character

embryonic

apparatus

which

was

indis-

tinctly seen in the preparation of

one horizontal

section.

SELMA

CHALK.-The first small

Foraminifera

type

recorded from the Selma chalk

on the outcrop appear at 3110

feet.

about

this

depth

limestone

becomes

chalky

nature

and numerous Ino

ceramus

prisms

found.

Although

referred

entire

Selma

section

chalk

from

2985

bulletin

3440
may

feet

that

upper

portion

which

contains

orbitoids

represents

new formation

which

does not appear on

the outcrop.

The

base of the Selma chalk was placed

where

the chalky

limestones

changed

dark

, green

h-gray

, calcareous

shale.

EUTAW FORMATION.-The top of the Eutaw was chosen at

3440 feet

, at which

point the samples changed from a chalky

limestone

signed

a dark

Eutaw

, greenish

this

gray

well

shale.

consists

The

largely

section

a shale,

a cons

iderable portion of which has a greenish

color.

As far

as could

be determined

only

one

sample

contained

Foraminifera.

At 4220-4222 feet there were found specimens

which

were

identified

Globigerina

cretacea

d'Orbigny

Globotruncana
identical forms

well
the

No. 1
portion

arca
were

(W-285)
of the v

(Cushman)

reported

26 taken

yell assigned

and

from

Giimbelina

a core

a depth

in the

3291-3294

These

Granberry

feet

the Eutaw.

Iw

FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

Keys No.

(W-355)

the thickness of the

Eutaw was 573

feet.
Several samples within the section assigned to the Eutaw

were lignitic.

Mrs. Applin has placed the top of the Eutaw

at 3748 feet, apparently basing her opinion on the occurrence

of lignite in the sample at this depth.

However, lignite was

found above this depth and the most marked lithologic change
occurred at 3440 feet at which point the writer believes the
well entered the Eutaw.

TUSCALOOSA FORMATION.-The top of the Tuscaloosa

was

encountered at a depth

4260 feet.

Campbell states that

Mrs.

Applin

determined the

top

Tuscaloosa at

4547

feet or 287

feet lower than the point chosen by the writer.

The bottom of the Tuscaloosa was determined to be 4640 feet.
The thickness of the Tuscaloosa is 380 feet.
The lithologic characteristics of the Tuscaloosa are shown

on the graphic log

(fig. 3)

Red, yellow and mottled shales

appear only in the lower 45 feet.

The

samples

were

unfossiliferous

through

this

section

except
shark's

sample

teeth.

figures 1,

The

plate 3.

best

4369-4389

preserved

Dr. John

feet

tooth
Wells

which

contained

illustrated

examined

these

teeth and wrote the following note concerning them:
"The specimens of shark's teeth from a depth of 4369-4385

feet are Odontaspis elegans

(Agassiz)

1843,

(plate 3, figures

They

small

but

typical

this

species

which

occurs in the Coastal Plain region in beds from

taceous through the Miocene.

Upper Cre-

It has been reported from the

Upper

Cretaceous,

Matawan,

and

Monmouth formations

New

Jersey, and I have specimens from the Taylor marl of

Travis county,

Texas."

TRIASSIC ?
At 4640 feet there was found a dark gray, hard shale in
which the writer could not find any fossils although virtually

" NO pfllftl
L q(#t a..-', n'ec'tes 5

- re~r.C'ttS
8rO.IIA.#'Gy
No .c'yp't

cera, ffleetr

Gr'. 0'r d ef etrtefltfl

fIt* AFced

wA., C rete

S-ff S
We V, &&ege 'se~feg

'- Rfl. # fl-Ow

'rppreigs *:9 'lte cry tff
/

-- g raf f re .t .
Defl* Spret.ffl' f

- orf., Stfe crys 7 "r
- ,.o'.~
- ... cU

Cf.ea-Ct.f'GL. fl# tes

- R@c* ..PAj~tP e,,P le*s
ft9^ vfwv '^r rr lp i^'l

- / /
*
- Cnr....tt*eE
9

~ ff^W, Y tff^.e CW
- A.te. pe .9
- C'ns.. ePf)

e/
l
/
-" Cfo.S tj'5titi

C-setever't-,

SC' c.I eOt rrlte

$? M, Cff't Ffc

AM ##**f feetv
- erSe* q evre s *

'ugs a d.
- Srewa* cryl'e* '

" Cre-rf.f-r- *

- Sr.r, ,'l '

C'M* ce o :*,' e* -. Cf t
' f J
plpr~ krj

' C'II ftLI -^ ''

-Irb Jl^r fIf
C rr f ^^f^* '-

C0.Aretl 9,sjr
^ Dee'. 'e*1t

- Tfn. ESnE. atC

- 7.a, *e t. r-flV't.'

/ ff^t^fm^f~ff

-- -

- -

- .-
- -

--*-
- -

- -.

- 7e. r f9f-' e/*. #y9e'rf

Sfree ffforeah pags

- Ccrei,

1 il7, COfey *vf

SC.Oe',i*.c *a "f*

t e rrrt''

talrl tl

Gevy. --ry 'tc

- Cc,

w4rr-

LEGEN

m

.. .
. *il

0 SO

UL4lll lil L .
ceTtCAL SC

- CenaesA*(tr,, Atet

dl~,
spy

'p ar.
-~ ser
: E* I'l r War"

** I*'P
f. Bee ,,.

.7 O. n. cefltres*e *F
fr~

- Dr, irrnr

Figure 3.

Log of St. Mary's

River Oil

Corporation,

Hilliard

Turpentine Company

No. 1

(W-33(

1500 -

I

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

The igneous rock was examined by Dr. J.

Osborn Fuller

at the request of the writer, and his report on this rock is
given in full in Appendix A.
There has been considerable speculation as to the age' of

the rocks from 4640 to 4795 feet.
been summarized under the topic
Hilliard Turpentine Company well

The various opinions have

"Previous Studies on

the

(W-336)" and need not be

repeated here.
It is the opinion of the writer that the section from 4640
to 4795 feet represents a non-marine phase and that the age

of these rocks is Triassic.

The writer believes that they are

equivalent to the Newark series.
Fuller has established that the age of the diabase which

intrudes this shale is Newark.

This fact alone does not prove

the age of the shale,

but it is suggestive.

Knopf

has re-

ported on his examination of a piece of this shale to Schu-
chert that lithologically it is distinct and different from the

Chattanooga shale.

Knopf

found

that the shale

from

this

well was composed of kaolin which was deeply stained with

carbonaceous matter,

a fact

which

would suggest that the

shale was non-marine in origin.
Inasmuch as this dark gray shale is overlain by the Tusca-
loosa, it is logical to assume that this area was land during

Jurassic

and

Lower

Cretaceous

time.

Therefore,

only

posits which

were favorably situated could escape removal.

Such is the case of Triassic deposits elsewhere in the eastern
United States which accumulated in basins produced by fault-

ing and because of the conditions so

produced were able to

survive the long period of
of the Cretaceous seas.
As stated previously in

erosion

this

before the encroachment

bulletin no organisms were

found

this

shale,

and

examination

the

specimen

Stephenson's possession did not convince the writer that this

specimen represented an

ostracod.

It may be that Bassler

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

PALEONTOLOGICAL RECORD

40-45 feet
Angulogerina occidentalis (C
Bolivina striatula Cushman
Buliminella elegantissima (d
Cassidulina crassa d'Orbigny

Cibicides lobatulus
Elphidium gunteri (
Entosolenia lucida

(W-336)

'ushman)

'Orbigny

(Walker and Jacob)
Cole
(Williamson)

Globigerina triloba Reuss

depressulumn

(Linn6)

alker

Jacob),

var. parkinsoniana

var.

(d'Orbigny)

85-90 feet

Rotalia

beccarii

(Linn6)

var.

ornata

Cushman

parkinsoniana

(d'Orbigny)

500-505

feet

Asterigerina cf.
Angulogerina b

tepida Cushman

choctawensis

yramensis

vicksbur
Anomnalina bilateralis

Cushman

(Cushman)
ris Cushman

and McGlamery

Cushman

fastigia Cushman

Cassidulina laevigata d'Orbigny

lobatulus
mississipp

(Walker and Jacob)
iensis (Cushman)

pseudoungerianus
Discorbis sp.

Entosolenia laevigata

byramensis

mariannensis

gibba d'Orbigny,

Guttulina irregularis
Gyroidina sp.

Lingulina mesonensis C
Nonion brown Cole. n.

(Cushman)

(Reuss)
(Cushman)

(Cushman)

var.

'Orbigny)

,ole

globosa

Miinster)

. sp.

var.

(Fornasini)

Spirillina limbata H. :
Textularia subhauerii

tumidulumt

505-508

feet

Discocyclina
Gypsina gloi

t. Brady,
Cushman

var. bipunctata

Cushman

ushman

(Asterocyclina)
ula (Reuss)

nassauensis Cole, n

513-515

feet

Operculinoides

ocalanus

(Cushman)

-517 feet

T7 oo'aidnron'. Mnn7

/ T.OJaaflfl4Ifl7A~Wfl

)*o nli^ntnin mliiorlnn

Nonion

Rotalia beccarii

matagordanum
Kornfeld

Bolivina

Gibicides

Eponides

Globulina

Operculinoides nassauensis Cole, n
Sigmomorphina semitecta (Reuss
Siphonina advena Cushman
Siphonina nassauensis Cole, n. sp.

terquemiana

(<

b

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

-585

feet

Pseudophragmnina
640-645 feet

(Proporocyclina)

Heterostegina ocalana Cushman
720-730 feet

Discocyclina
860-870 feet

Coskinolina

(Asterocyclina)

floridana

georgiana

(Cushman)

(Cushman)

Cole

940-950 feet
Discorbis inornatus Cole

967-980

Dictyoconus amnericanus
1005-1025 feet

Fabularia sp.

(Cushman)

F. vaughani Cole and Ponton

Gyroidina nassauensis Cole, n. sp.
Lepidocyclina (Pliolepidina) cedarkeysensis Cole
Pseudorbitolina cubensis Cushman and Bermudez

-1070

feet

Lepidocyclina

1095-1100

Lepidocyclina

(Pliolepidina)

(Pliolepidina)

ariana Co

peruvzana
pustulosa

and Ponton

Cushman

Douvill6)

2r. douvillei Lisson

1140-1145

feet

guayabalensis Barker

Operculinoides jennyi Barker

1198-1200

Disco

cyclita

(Asterocyclina)

monti

cellensis Cole and Ponton

1245-1250 fe

Lepidocyclina

(Polylepidina)

antillea

Cushman

1285-1295

feet

Amphistegina
1300-1305 feet

Eponides

lopeztrigoi

gunteri

Palmer

Cole

1480-1490 feet

Asterigerina texana
Operculinoides grave
1680-1690 feet

Pseudophragmina

(Stadnichenko)
lli Cole, n. sp.

(Proporocyclina)

hannai

e, n. sp.

1785-1790 feet

Pseudophragnmina

(Proporo

cyclina)

(A thecocyclina)

cedarkeysensis

(Vaughan)

n. sp.

1808-1812

Discocyclina (Discocyclina)
2245-2260 feet
Borelis floridanus Cole
gunteri Cole
2790-3000 feet

Pseudorbitoides

blanpiedi Vaughan

2985-3000 feet

flintensis

Camerina

cookei

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES

3288-3295 feet
Anomalina sp.
Arenobulimina americana
Bolivina incrassata Reuss

Bolivinoides decorate
Bulimincdla carseyae ]
Gyroidina alabamensis
370-3380 feet

Anomalina sholtzens

S

OF WELLS

Cushman

(Jones)
summerr
Sandidge

Cole

4220-4222

feet

Globigerina cretacea d'Orbigny

(Cushman)

4369-4385

feet

Shark's

teeth-Odontaspis

elegans

(Agassiz

DESCRIPTION

OF

SPECIES

FAMILY VALVULINIDAE

Subfamily

EGGERELLINAE

Genus

PSEUDORBITOLINA

Douvill6

, 1910

PSEUDOBBITOLINA

CUBENSIS

Cusmlnan and Bermudez

Plate

, Figure

Plate 8

, Figures

Plate 13

, Figures 1

1936.

1941.

Pseudorbitolina cubensis Cushman and Bermudez,

man Lab. Foram.

Res.,

vol. 12

Pseudorbitolina cubensis Cush

Geol.

Survey Bull.

, pp.

Pseudorbitolina cubensis

Geol.

Survey

Bull.

, pp.

, p. 59, pi. 10, figs. 2
man and Bermudez.

, figs.

Contrib.

Cush-

7-30

Cole

Florida

5-11.

Cushman and Bermudez.

Florida

, fig.

One

horizontal

and

three

vertical

sections

specimens

referred to this species are figured for future reference.

The

writer

has made recently thin

sections of

similar forms from

Bartholomew and Cuba.

The Cuban material wa

sent by

Pedro

Bermudez.

Cole

and

Bermudez

intend

study

these forms intensively in the near future.

The following notes were made on

the Florida specimens

Test dome-shaped,

those of nearly
umbilical area

conical
on the

varying from

shape,
ventral

often
side.

broad
with a
Some

flattened forms

L deeply

excavated
specimens

found

United

Brotherhood

Carpenters

and

Joiners

Ur ar i a* 1 on~ 1 1

Globotruncana arca
Gilmbelina sp.

I

L

1

1 _

*m j *I

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

In others the umbilical area is open as if the plate had been

broken.

The following are the dimensions of the specimens

which were sectioned

Specimen
number

Height

Diameter

at base

mm.

1.2
1.26

2.16
2.3

mm.

Height of
umbilicus
0.94 mm.

Diameter of umbilicus
at base

1.6 mm.

0.66
1.1

Surface

uneroded

specimens

unornamented,

but

the

larger individuals show concentric growth lines or sutures by

slight crenulations of the surface of the test.

Vertical sec-

tions show that

test

is composed

a single

layer

chamberlets arranged on top of each other with the long axis
of the chambers parallel to each other and to the base of the

test.

The arrangement and structure of these chambers is

similar to those of the marginal trough of Dictyoconus.

The

floor

each

chamberlet

is nearly straight

or very

gently

curved from the periphery of the test until it nears the um-

biblical area

where

it recurves abruptly toward

the apex

the test.

The recurved portion is thickened so that the ends

have a knob-like appearance.
chamber does not touch the

In many cases the floor of one
floor of the chamber above so

that an opening is left into the umbilicus.

On the peripheral

side of the chamberlet there is one short lamella which pro-

jects

into

the chamber.

The

height

of the

chamberlets

variable from 40 to 140 x.

Horizontal

sections

suggest

the

outer

chamberlets

Dictyoconus, but the central area is open as the test is com-

posed
walls

only

project

outer

radially

chambers.

inward

from

The
the

main

chamberlet

periphery

the

central

umbilical area.

Irito each chamberlet from the peri-

phery of the test there projects one or three vertical plates.
When three occur the outer ones are shorter than the central
plate.

First appearance:

At depth of 1005-1025 feet in W-336.

-- - ft

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

1942.

*Dictyoconus americanus

Bull.

1-5; pl.

, pp. 21-24
16, figs. 14

, pl.
, 15.

(Cushman).

, figs.

, 13;

Cole,

Florida Gcol.

figs.

(references and synonomy)

survey
, figs.

Typical

specimens

this

species

were

encountered

first

at 967-980 feet in

W-336.

At 1255-1260 feet other specimens

species

were

found.

These

specimens

similar

those

recovered

967-980

feet.

The number of short lamellae that project inward between

peripheral

platforms

in certain

these

specimens

, fig.

have

is 4 rather than 3

chamberlets

with

, although the same

3 lamellae

next

specimen may

chamberlets

with

Specimens

assigned

species

in previous

studies

had typically 3 lamellae.

Vaughan

in discussing the struc-

ture of D.

amerwcanus

(referred to a

codon)

has observed

that

a single

specimen

may

have

one

two

three

or four

short lamellae as shown

by the following

the right-hand side of plate 43,

each space i

figure

small, only one, two, or three;

quotation

the number in

but on the left-hand

of the

same

figure

they

are more

numerous,

four

being

common

therefore

more crowded.

First appearance

At a

depth

967-980

feet

W-336.

Occurrence

Middle

Eocene

Lisbon

formation.

Family

NONIONIDAE

Genus NONION Montfort, 180
ONION BROWN Cole, n. sp.

Plate

, Figure

Test

planispiral,

close-coiled

, circular

side

view

, pen-

phery rounded

chambers distinct

9 to

10 in

last formed

coil

, increasing

regularly

size

as added

sutures

distinct

limbate,
slightly
length,

earlier

ones

depressed,

flush

straight

then slightly and

with

surface

approximately

evenly recurved

later
half

ones
their

umbilicus distinct

open,

or with

a small knob of

clear shell material surrounded

by a narrow depressed area between it and the proximal ends

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

with
walls

the

a thickened

smooth

aperture

margin

, finely

a narrow

clear

perforate

, elongate

shell

apertural

material

face

opening

chamber

flattened

the

base

with

the

apertural

face.

Diameter 0.40 mm.

thicknes

0.16

mm.

Type

locality

Mary's

River

Corporation,

Hilliard

Turpentine

Company

well

No.

(W-336)

at a

depth

500-

505

feet.

Cotypes

(Florida

Geol.

Survey

Cat.

No.

-3004)

Occurrence

Oligocene.

This

species

sely

related

Nonion

chapapotense

Cole

which

was

described

from

Chapapote

formation

(upper
potense

Eocene)

in havin

chambers

not

of Mexico.

fewer

increase

. brown differs from N

chambers

as rapidly

in the

in size

last

coil

chapa-

and

as added.

the
The

proximal ends of the chambers are more pointed in N

brown

than

chapapot

ense.

Thi

species

is named

honor

Eugene

Brown

who

furnished the

samples and log of this well

Family CAMERINIDAE
Subfamily CAMERININAE

Genus

MISCELLANEA

Pfender

, 1934

MISCELLANEA DICKERSONI

K. Palmer)

Plate

, Figures

8-11

1934.

Cam erina

Mem.,

vol. 8

dickersoni

Palmer,

Soc.

, figs.

Cubana

Hist.

Nat.

1934.

1937

Camnerina

Can erina

cubensis

veC irmunti

figs.

D. K

.Palmer,

Thiadens,
; text figs.

idem

Jour.

, figs.

vol. 11

No. 2

1937.

Cam erina

tensch.

dickersoni

Amsterdam

Palmer.

Verh.,

Voorwijk,
191. 192. 1

Akad.

We-

11-16

1939.

pi. 3, figs.
Camerina

Museum,

1942.

Jour. Pal

vol. 86

Palmer.

No. 3052,

cal enula

vol. 16

Cole

(not

Barker,

pl. 20, fig. 3
Cushman a

No. 5,

92, figs.

Proc.

Nat.

21, fig. 1
Jarvis).
6-10.

2.
Cole,

B T'

dickersoni

Miscellanea

J J ^ *

__

~

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Cole suggested that the dickersoni group of

species might

combined

with

Operculina

catenula

Cushman

and

Jarvis.

However
holotype
personal

Waylan

Operculina

communication

Vaughan has recently

catenula

dated

Cushman
October

and

examined

Jarvis.

1943

has

stated

that

Miscellanea

this

specimen

seems

but that Camerina

belong

genus
differ-

ent and

should not be placed in

synonymy

of that

species.

also

examined

same

time

Mexican

specimen

assigned

Barker to

catenula and

is of

opinion

that

they

represent

a species

distinct

from

catenula.

The

illustrations show the

internal

features

which

small

-shaped groove of the spiral suture is a

very

distinct-

feature.

presence of two

periphery

Externally

rows of

test

a distinctive
osely packed

fringed

characteristic

plates which

appearance.

give

Between

rows of
encircle

plates

there

a shallow

-shaped

depression

which

test.

First appearance

At a depth

of 2975-2985 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence
Occurrence

Upper

sewhere

Cretaceous.

This

species

is widely

distributed

beds of Upper Cretaceous

age

in the Caribbean

area

as it

has

been reported from Mexico

Genus

Plate

CAMERINA

CAMERINA
, Figure 4

and Cuba.

Brugibre,

GUAYABALENSIS Barker

Plate 5

, Figure

Plate

Figures 2,

Plate 17

, Figures 4,

1939.

Camerina

guayabalensis

Barker,

Proc.

U. S.

Nat.

Museum,

1940.

86, No. 3052, p. 325, pi. 13, fig. 4; pi. 18
Camerina mississippiensis Gravell and

No. 5,

, figs.

7-11.

, fig. 4; pl. 22, fig. 3.
Hanna, Jour. Pal.,

0ol. 14,

The

only

distinction

that

can

observed

between

specimens

described

as C

. guayabalen

Barker

from

Guayabal formation of Mexico and those described by Gravell

? dickersoni Palmer is

--- -- a 1 1 n a

N rr

*

I

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

slight suggestion of a flange or keel."

Inasmuch as the other

features

should

re identical
combined.

would

seem

that

these

two

species

Numerous

small

specimens

Camerina

were

found

Hilliard

above

Turpentine

Lepidocyclina

Company

well

(Polylepidina)

No.

(W-336)

antillea

zone

just

which

pos

sess

most of

features

guayabaZensis.

However

specimens

possess only

whorls.

recovered

whorl

If the structure

were

apparently

whereas

, arrangement,

incomplete

has

and number of

as they

41/

cham-

bers

first

mtsssstpt ensts

3

volutions

compared

either

with

the

guayabalensis

Florida

specimens,

found

that

they

entirely

similar.

Therefore

these

specimens

referred

this

species

not

only

because

their

similarity,

but

also

because

they

occur

same

stratigraphic relationship

to mississippiensis.

The

internal

features

these

specimens

compared

Table

First appearance

At a depth

of 1140-1145

feet in

W-336.

Occurrence

Middle Eocene

Lisbon

formation.

Genus OPERCULINOIDES Hanzawa

, 1935

OPERCU.INOIDES ANTIGUENSIS

Vaughan

Cole

Plate 6

, Figures 13,

1936.
1937.
1937.
1939.

1941.

Operculinoides c
Museum, vol. 83
Camerina sp. B.

fig. 3;
Operc

mntiguensis

Vaughan

, No. 2996, pp. 492, 41
Thiadens, Jour. Pal.,

3, pl
vol.

Cole,

Proc.

. 38, figs.
11, No. 2

text-figs. 3 B, D.
ulinoides howei Gravell and Hanna, Jour. Pal.,

6, pp. 523, 524
Operculinoides
U. S. Nat. Mi

, pl. 61,

figs.

antiguensis

iseum,

16, fig. 3; pl.

Operculinoides
Cole, Geol. Soc.

vol. 86,
17, fig.

antiguensis
Amer. So.

Vaughan

3052

Vaughan

Paper

and
figs.
and

No. 30,

Cole.

Cole.

7-10.

Nat.

p. 95, pl.

vol. 11

Barker,
4, pl. 1

Vaughan

Proc.
figs.
and

Gravell

and

thinner than

Hanna
antigu

state
ensis.

that

Vaughan

howei

and

is smaller

Cole

the

and
type

1 * I. A a *S -^ fl -

guayabalensis

3

TABLE 1

Measurements

of Camerina

guayabalensis and Camerina mississippiensis

SPECIMEN

Length ..................

W idth ...................

Thickness ..........

Number of
whorls .............

Number of cham-
bers in the final'
whorl -..............

Internal diameter
of the initial

- chamber

W-336 at

1.9 mm.

1.6 mm.

2

2.0 mm.

1.9 mm.

50 n

a depth

2.5 mm.

1.3 mm.

of 1210-1215'

2.3 mm.

1.0 mm.

2.0 mm.

0.86 mm.

.... . . . . .- .-- -

Camerina
guayabalensis
Barker
(after Barker)

average =
2.8 mm.

0.85-0.95 mm.

24-27

m.5
mis
Grav
.after G]

Dia.

Up

I~

42-5

60 p

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY--BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

mm.
mensi
called

would

appear

specimens

that

there

assigned

no difference
antiguensis

the

and

those

howei.

The

Quincy

gucnsts.

external

well

appearance

(W-4)

single

vertical

specimens

same

and

one

as that

horizontal

from

the

typical
section

City
anti-
were

made.

The measurements of these two sections are given

Length ...................................................
Width ......................................................

Thickness .................... ...........................

N um ber of coils ..................................
Number of chambers in the final
evolution ..............................................

Internal
chamber

diameter

of the

initial

mm.

mm.

150 $

mm.

2.08

mm.

. .3 . . .

26

180 u

Although

the thickness is

slightly more

than

typical

anti-

guensis,

would

seem

that

these

specimens

should

ferred

that species.

specimens studied

It should

, but not sectioned

noted
there

that
were

the

some

whose

thickness was

over

mm.

description

howei

Gravell

and

Hanna

note

that the wall

coalesces on

to form a cone of

solid

both sides over the initial

shell material.

This

feature

chamber
is found

the specimens

under discussion

and

the

type figures

antiguensis have the same feature.

First appearance

At a depth

of 615 feet in

Occurrence

Marianna limestone.

The

occurrence

antiguensis

which

has

been

consid-

ered a middle Oligocene species in association with O.

dius and

mantelli

was

considerable

surprise.

(See

notes

under L.

parvula.

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

City

Quincy

well

given

following

table:

Length ...................... .

W idth ..............................

Thickness ......................

Number of coils ........
Number of chambers
in the final evolution

Internal

diameter

initial

chamber.

2.4 mm.

2.1 mm

4%

24

1.6 mm.

1.4 mm.

1.9 mm.

0.44 mm.

.2 mm.

0.36 mm.

1.4 mm.

.. -. a. . .. a. a.

0.32 mm.

30 u

This species is very

closely related to O.

forresti Vaughan

and

Cole.:':'

The

of the sutures.

most striking

The sutures of

difference

is in

curvature
periphery

strongly

and

sharply

recurved.

The

sutures

dius

are also strongly recurved near the

periphery

but

the degree

of backward

curvature

is not as strong as

in the type

figure

ences

forresti.
between

However

these

two

it is to
species

be admitted

that the differ-

slight.

First

appearance

At a

depth

615

feet

Occurrence

Marianna limestone.

OPERCULINOIDES

PLORIDENSISB

(Hellprin)

Plate 1

, Figures 11,

Plate 5

, Figures 7-9,

1885.

1921.
1941.

Nummulites

delphia, pp.
Operculina
Prof. Paper

floridensis

321-322, t
floridentis

Hellprin,

;ext fig.
(Heilprin)

128-E, p. 130,

Operculinoides floridennss

Bull.

30, 31,

pl. 20, fig.
(Heilprin).

9, fig. 8; p

Proc.

Nat.

Cushman

Acad.

Geol.

12.
Cole, Florida Geol.

10, figs.

Phila-

Survey
Survey

This species is characterized by raised sutures,

pressed,

and a com-

fragile test with about 30 chambers in the last volu-

tion.

The

specimens

from

Hilliard

Turpentine

Company

well No.

1 have 2 /'A

volutions with about 27

chambers

--- -

forresti near the

o. ... ... .. .D .~ . .

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

from

United

Brotherhood

Carpenters

and

Joiners

America

Power

House well No.

-448).

First appearance

Occurrence

Ocala

At a depth
limestone.

of 560-565 feet in

W-336.

OPEROCULINOIDES GRAVEL-I COle, n. ap.

Plate

, Figure 3

Plate 5

, Figure

Plate

Figure

Test

small

, fragile,

compressed

thin

and

involute.

Sur-

face
show

without

traces

ornamentation

sutures

, smooth

near

weathered

periphery

The

specimens

average

thickness is about 0.5 mm.

The

septa

thin

, straight,

and

radial

about

three-

fourths

their

length,

then

rather

strongly

recurved.

Measurements

four

median

sections

are

given

the

following

table:

Length .... ............................

W idth .......... .... ...................

Number of whorls ......
Number of chambers
in the final whorl ....
Internal diameter of
the initial chamber..

Internal
second

diameters
chamber

1.44 mm.

1.2 mm.

1.24 mm.

1.0 mm.

1%

12

120 p

70x140 p

1.3 mm.

1.08 mm.

2

17

100

70x1

1.56 mm.

1.4 mm.

100 p

70x140 p

Type

locality

Mary's

Turpentine Company well No.

River Oil

1 (W-336)

Corporation,

at a depth

Hilliard
of 1650-

1665 feet.

Cotypes

(Florida

Geol.

Survey Cat.

No.

S.-3003 A)

Occurrence

Middle

Eocene.

F-I ---I p ''-p 'I -*

J *

mr

. I

^ m

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

There

dividuals
represent

illustrated

recovered

gravelli

on plate

, figures

1480-1490 feet
although there

which are
are some

, larger
believed

differences.

These

individuals

were

badly

recrystallized

so that

adequate

preparation

scription

Test thin

were
these

difficult

make.

The

following

a de-

individuals:

, compressed,

fragile without surface ornamenta-

tion.

Length .. ..................................... ...... ..............................
Width
Thickness ......................................................................

Number of
Number of

2.5 mm.
2.4 mm.
0.49 mm.

whorls

chambers in

last whorl

Internal
Internal

diameter

of initial

chamber

diameters of second chamber

* .............. .-.. .. aa..
a a o . a .~ . a **a a a *

80 g
60x100 g

Although

these

specimens

larger

size

than

those

selected for the types of this species,
other features are very similar.

it will be noted that the

First appearance

At a depth

of 1480-1490 feet in

W-336.

OPEROULINOIDEB

JENNYI Barker

Plate

, Figures

Plate

Figures

, 11

Plate

, Figures

1939.

Operculinoides

3052,
19, fig.

jenny Barker,

pp. 315,
7; pl. 2

316, pl.
, fig. 9.

Proc.

, fig.

Nat.
I, fig.

Museum

; pl.

, vol.
7, fig.

Specimens

were

found

Hilliard

Turpentine

Com-

pany well No.

1 (W-336)

which are identical in every respect

with

0. jennyi.
formation

illustrations

This

and

species

(Claiborne

descriptions

was

Eocene)

described

given
from

Barker

Guayabal

of Mexico.

jennyi

closely

related

sabinensis

(Cole.)

median sections of

jennyi and

sabinensis are compared,

discovered

differences

that

. however

they

. ... ...

virtually
transverse

identical.

sections

There

that

- -

I

..

L

TABLE 2

Measurements

Operculinoides

jenny:

Operculinoides

sabinensis

Specimen

Diameter

Thickness

Number of whorls

Number of chambers
in final whorl

Internal
first c

diameter
chamberr

W-336
1210-
1215'

3.1 mm.

1.0 mm.

90 p

I I .--

W-336
1210-
1215'

2.5 mm.

317

17

W-336
1255-
1260'

3.3 mm.

3%2

100 l

W-336
1255-
1260'

.14 mm.

1.0 mm.

80 p

I

Operculinoides
jennyi Barker

(after

Barker)

3.0-4.0 mm.

0.8-1.0 mm.

2.5-3.5

18-28

Operculinoides sabinensis

2.54 mm.

0.6 mm.

160

nmm.

0.64 mm

2.6 mm.

3%

100 p

* Cole,

W. Storrs, Op. cit.

(Bull. 16)

p. 38, pi. 5, figs. 1-7.

1T

3'

80

80 u

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

over the

poles.

Table

2 indicates

similarity

in measure-

ments

between

two

species.

Detailed

study

a large

suite

specimens

may

prove

that O.

jennyi and 0.

sabinensis are one and the same species.

is entirely

probable

that slight differences

in environment

could cause a thicker and heavier test tb develop.

Until such

a study
presses

made
belief

writer

that

retains

two

two

species are

names

but

identical.

First appearance

At a depth of 1140-1145 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence

Middle

Eocene

Lisbon

formation.

OPEZCUIlNOIDES

NASSAUENSIS

Cole,

n. Up.

Plate 1

, Figure 6

Figure 8

Test
located

Plate 5

Plate 8

small

, Figures 2,

, Figures

involute

embryonic

9-11

thickest

apparatus,

10-1

Plate

through t
thickened

Plate 7

, Figures

eccentrically

portion

test surrounded

which

by an

is composed

ornamentation
shell material.

expanding flange of

a portion

consists

flexuous

uniform

last

septal

The sutures are nearly flush

whorl.

markings

with

thickness
Surface

clear

the surface

the

test

except

in slightly

weathered

specimens

in which

case they may form

prominent ridges at least over a

portion

test.

There

is commonly

an area

clear

shell

ma-

trial

either

as a solid area

, or composed

numerous small

masses at the apex of the thickened

which

the sutures radiate.

portion

of the test

This clear area is flush

also

from
with

surface

were

slightly

diameters

test.

chipped

cannot

Most

on the

given.

outer

The

specimens

edges

largest

so that

specimen

examined
complete
measured

had

a length

smallest

2.2+

specimen

mm.

measured

and

had

a breadth

a length

1.7+
1.5+

mm.;
mm.

and

a breadth

mm.

The

thicknes

test

through

the embryonic apparatus

is 0.5 to 0.8 mm.

The

number

chambers

final

whorl

varies

from

.4 +

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

The initial

chamber is spherical with an internal

diameter

The

second

chamber

partially

embraces

the

initial chamber and has diameters of

40 by

100 to

130 u.

Type locality

Mary's

River Oil

Corporation,

Hilliard

Turpentine

Company

well

No.

(W-336)

depth

500-505

feet.

Cotypes

(Florida

Geol.

Survey Cat.

No.

S-3005)

Occurrence

Oligocene.

The

median

those

sections

erculinoides

this

vaughani

species

resemble

(Cushman)

somewhat
Barker 80

has reported O.

vaughani from the Guayabal formation

(Clai-

borne

vaughani

Eocene)

which

Mexico.
confined

These

the

specimens

upper

Eocene

not

, but

repre-

sent 0.

cushmani

(Cole).

vanghani

much

larger

and

thinner

in proportion

size

than

vaunghani

nassauens s.

The

is quite different from

surface
that of

ornamentation
0. nassauensis.

OPERCULINOIDESB 00AIANUS (Cushman)

Plate

1, Figures 5,
Figures 1, 4-

Plate 2

Plate

, Figure

Plate

, Figures 18,

1921.

Operculina
128-E, p. 1

ocalana

Cushman
, figs. 4,

Geol.

Survey

Prof.

Paper

1941.

Operculinoides ocalanus
Bull. 19, pp. 31, 32, pl.

(Cushman)
0, figs. 4-7

Cole

Florida Geol.

(references

Survey

synonymy)

This

species is characterized by a strongly costate surface,

the rapid increase in height of the chambers in

the final volu-

tion

and

the

relatively

few

number

chambers

in the

final

evolution.

Vaughan and

Cole

have given a detailed

descrip-

tion

this

species

which

reader

referred.

The

internal features of the specimens in this well are summarized

the following table:

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Length

Width

Thickness

Number of whorls
Number of chambers in final
whorl

Internal
chamber

diameter of

initial

2.08 mm.

1.64 mm.

1.8 mm.

1.44 mm.

. . . .a a I ...... . ... .... .. .S

.1 mm.

2.46 mm.

I. .. .. .... .1............... ) *

0.76 mm.

30 ~ I............. ........ O....*............

First appearance

At a depth of 513-515 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence

Ocala

limestone.

OPEROULI-NOIDEB

VICOKBURGENSIB

Vaughan

Cole

Plate 3

, Figures 7

Plate 6

, Figures 1-5,

,12,

Plate

, Figure

1936.
1939.

1939.

Opercultnoides
Nat. Museum.

vicksburgensis

vol. 83

No. 2996

Operculinoides vicksburgenosts
U. S. Nat. Museum, vol. 86, No.

fig. 2; pi. 19, figs. 8, 9.
Opercultnoides muiri Barker,
20, fig. 1; pi. 22, fig. 1.

Vaughan

, pp.

raughan a

3052

Cole

491, pi. i
Lnd Cole.

, p. 318, pl.

313, pi

Proc.

36, all figs.
Barker,

, fig
. 14

Proc.

6; pl.

, fig.

410 feet in

medium

size

the City

specimens

of Quincy well
Operculinoides

(W-4)
which

there occur

resemble

vicksburgensis

median

section

but

have

the

thickness

through

the center assigned to O.

muiri.

Barker indicated in

description

muiri

that

this

species

related

vicksburgensis.

The chief difference in the two species is the

thickness
thickness

through
through

the

center.
center

Vaughan

and

Cole

vicksburgensis

give

as 0.3

mm

and Barker

states

that

muiri

has

a thickness

to 0.9 mm.

murs

and.

. vicksburgensis

found

in association

the.Alazan formation

of Mexico and in

the Byram marl

Mississippi.

It is doubtful if the thicker specimens should be

0.8 mm.

idem,

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

(W-4).
Quincy

Measurements

well

(W-4)

and

three
four

specimens
specimens

from
from

the

City

bottom

of Falling

Water Sink

given in

Table 3.

At a

depth

435

feet in

the City

Quincy well

specimens were found which have a smaller number of

cham-

bers

the final

evolution.

Measurements of

three specimens

from this depth are given.

fall

within

the range of

It is probable that these specimens
vicklsburgensis.

Length

Width

Thickness

Number of coils
Number of chambers in the final
evolution

Internal

chamber

diameter

initial

1.88 mm.

0.96 mm.

1.72 mm.

1.56 mm.

1.7 mm.

1.7 mm.

17

60 p

First appearance

At a depth of

410 feet in

Occurrence

Suwannee limestone.

Genus

HETEROSTEGINA

d'Orbigny,

1826

HETEnROTEGINA

Plate

, Figure

OOA.iANA

Plate

Ouahman
, Figure

1921.

Hcterostegina ocalana Cushman,

128-E

, pp. 130,

, figs.

15-18.

Geol.

Survey

Prof.

Paper

1941.

Heterostegina ocalana Cushman.

33, pl.

, figs.

Cole

Florida Geol.

Survey Bull.

Most

specimens

found

were

virtually

devoid

surface ornamentation and resemble the variety

glabra.

Cole

found complete gradation from specimens with raised sutures

chambers

and

chamberlets

those

with

surface

test

smooth

or nearly

so in

the

study

specimens

n .

Na

n. - - U A a- .1 *B a- 1 a .AA aU *aNl iaA I n aA n a .

a

I

T

X

Z.., Y- LI~ I 1.,;L--l

TABLE

Measurements

of Operculinoides

viclcsburgensis

Locality

Length

Width

Thickness

Number of coils

Number of chambers in the final
evolution

Internal

diameter

initial

chamber

410 feet

2.3 mm.

0.86 mm.

2.4 mm.

2.2 mm.

4-

80 p

(W-4)

Floor of Falling

2.7 mm.

1.8 mm.

2.6 mm.

0.7 mm.

80 a

1.9 mm.

0.8 mm.

Wa

2.2 m

2.14 n

80 /

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

HETEROSTEGI"NA

TEXANA

Gravell

Hanna

Plate 6

Figures

1937

Ilctcrostc!ina texana Gravell and Hanna,

Jour.

vol. 11

1938.

19411.

, pp.

525, 526, pl.

Hctcrostmgina
Survey Bull. 1
IlHterostc:yina

Survey

The

, figs. 1-0.

Gravell

16, pp. 4
d('Xafl(L

Bull.

specimens

from

and I
5, figs.

Gravell an
pl. 10, figs.

City

Ianna.
18-21

Hanna.

Quincy

Cole,

Florida

>1. 6, figs. 1, 2,
Cole. Florida

, figs.
well

Geol.
3-8.
Geool.

(W-4)

identical

with

those from

Port St.

Joe

test

well

-288)

and

from

the Cory well

-445).

First appearance

At a depth

500-505

feet in

Occurrence

Suwannee limestone.

Family ALVEOLINELL
Genus BORELIS Montfort

BORELISI

Plate

JIDAE

1808

GUNTEBI Cole

, Figures

1921.

Alcolinac

Cushman

Florida

Geol.

Survey,

13th

Ann.

port,

1941.

1942.

p. 641

Borcls
figs. 1-4
Borclis

guntcrt
; pl. 18

3, figs.
Cole,

, figs. 5,

guntcrt Cole.

Florida

Cole,

L Geol.
8.

Florida

Survey

Geol.

Bull.

Survey

Bull.

The

well

Bushnell a
preserved
Peninsular
(W-445)
Petroleum

type

specimen

(W-3)

depth

excellently.

and

this

Dundee

2270

This

Refining

depth

species

were

Petroleum

feet.

species

These

was

recovered
Company
specimens

found

Company's

3360-3370

Corporation's Sholtz No.

feet

from
near
were

also

. Cory

, in

(W-166)

No.

Suwannee

at a

depth

2090

-2100

feet

and

Florida

Discovery

Company's

Cedar
these

Keys No.

wells

2 (W-355)

state

at a depth

2051-2073

preservation

feet.

specimens

was

poor

Thi

species

was

encountered

at a

depth

2245-2260

r *

.1~ L .

- -

*- *

r*

t n a

'a. -l -- er Il-Yl *1i -a 5~ 5 la .ai .J-. n- at

. W

^WII *

m

)II UU AU

4

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

are globular

Thus

, the original

definition must

be expanded

include

specimens

this

type.

The

two

specimens

from

the Cory well,

Survey
variety

figures 7

Bulletin l
floridana.

plate

, should be

18 of the

Florida Geological

referred to gunteri

rather than

The

have
160 ,.
with
from

most

large,
initial

striking
globular
chambers

internal

initial

with

characteristic

.chamber.

internal

The

this

type

diameter

Specimens from the Cory well have an initial

an internal

Hilliard

diameter

Turpentine

160

220

Company

The

No.

species

specimens

150

chamber

specimens

have

initial

chambers with internal

diameters of 120 to

180

First appearance

At a depth of

2245-2260 feet

abundant

2280-2290

feet

W-336.

Occurrence

Lower

Eocene

, Cedar

Keys

formation.

BORELIl
Plate

PLORIDANUfS

Cole

, Figures

1941.

Borclis
Bull. 11

guntori Cole,
, p. 35, pi. 18

variety
, flgs. 3,

floridana Cole,
4 (not figs. 7,

Florida

Gecol.

Survey

There

Borelis

small

gunteri

subglobular

specimens

wells examined

associated

to date

which

with
were

considered

number

well

has

shown

a variety o
excellently

that

these

gunteri.
preserved
specimens

Detailed

specimens
represent

examination

from

this

distinct

species.

The

illustrations

show

internal

features

so well

that

additional notes

are not required.

First appearance

At a depth

of 2245-2260 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence

Lower

Eocene

Cedar

Keys

formation.

Family ROTALIIDAE
Subfamily DISCORBINAE

Genus GYROIDINA

d'Orbigny

I'IvTrnnnTTw A WK A Ua A i W 7T0*la

1826

I1~IA

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

pressed;
inflated,
inflated:

chambers

except

wall

increase

the

covered

regularly

last

by small

size

chambers

as added,

not

which

pustules on the ventral side

except for the final

chamber which may

or may not

be so

covered, on the dorsal side the wall is more or less smooth;

umbilicus

well

developed;

aperture

low

distinct

opening

near

umbilical

end

ventral

border

last

formed chamber.
Diameter 2.1 n
Type locality:

im.

thickness 0.3 mm.

St. Mary's River Oil Corporation, Hilliard

Turpentine Company well No. 1

(W-336)

at a depth of 1005-

1025 feet.

Cotypes:

(Florida Geol.

Survey Cat. No. S-3002)

8 speci-

means.
Occurrence: Middle Eocene, Lisbon formation.

This

species

differs

from

soldanii d'Orbigny,

variety

octocamcrata

Cushman

and

Hanna

ornamentation

which is developed.

G. nassauensis has the chamber walls on

ventral

side

covered

with

rather

strongly

developed

pustules which are a distinctive characteristic.

Subfamily SIPHONININAE
Genus SIPHONINA Reuss, 1850
SIPHONINA NASSA.UENSIS Cole, hn. sp.
Plate 3, Figure 6
Test biconvex, the ventral side slightly more convex than

the dorsal side,

periphery subacute with

a slight keel

com-

posed of alternating, radial, narrow bands of clear and opaque

shell material; about 5 chambers in the final evolution,

those

on the

ventral side showing more distinctly than

those

the dorsal side as the chambers on the dorsal side are covered

a thickened

area

clear shell

material

except for

final two or three chambers; ventrally,

the sutures are dis-

L: ~ l tC1 ; I: nrF n. 4-1. A arHn,.na i-Ir C1 11. AL ar n ..a ad nnn 1 1:

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Diameter 0.60 mm.

Type

locality

Mary's

River

Corporation,

Hilliard

Turpentine Company well

No.

(W-336)

a depth

500-

505 feet.

Cotypes

(Florida

Geol.

Survey Cat.

No.

3006)

Occurrence

Oligocene.

The aperture of this species is similar to that of

jacksonensis

Cushman

and

Applin

that

lacks

Siphonina
a distinct

neck

but

the

narrow

, elongate

final

chamber

similar to that of S

jacksonensis.

Family

AMPHISTEGINIDAE

Genus

AMPHISTEGINA

d'Orbigny,

1826

AMPHISTEGINA .LOPEZTRIGOI D.

K. Palmer

Plate 1

, Figure 17

Plate 8

, Figure 16

Plate 9

, Figures 10-13

1934.

1936.

1942.

Amphistegina

Mem

vol. 8

Amphistegina

Jour

34, fig. 1

, p. 255,

vol. 10,
1.t 38, fig.

, figs.

, pl.

Amphistegina lopestrigoi D.
vey Bull. 20, pp. 33, 34, pl.

Palmer,
6, 8.
Palmer.

figs.

K. Palmer.

15,

figs.

Cubana

Hist.

Nat.

Barker and Grimsdal

, figs.

Florida Geol.
3, fig. 11.

Sur-

Typical

The center

specimens

of the

test,

assigned
dorsally

this

and

species

ventrally

were

found.

is ornamented

a group

pustules.

These

pustules

have

a surface

ameter

100 to

160

specimen

with

a diameter

mm.
The

has

initial

3

coils

chamber

with

has

chambers

an internal

final

diameter

evolution.

about

The thickness of the test is

First appearance

from

At a depth

0.8 to

1 mm.

of 1285-1295 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence:
Appearance

Middle Eocene

elsewhere

Thi

Lisbon formation.

species

been

reported

from
the

Cuba

Mexico

Suwannee

and Florida.

Petroleum

In Florida

Corporation

it was found

Sholtz

No.

depth
pany'i

1340

Cedar

feet

and

Keys No.

Florida

2 at a depth

Discovery

1301-1308

Com-

feet.

T7nmoatt flDflTmflTfTT1ATr Cnlnkni.4-

"loon

lopeztrigoi

lopeztrigoi D.

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

A single specimen was found from which a vertical section

was

made.

Many

features

exhibited

similar

those of

palmeri

which

species

this

specimen

is doubt-

fully referred.

First appearance

At a depth

of 2985-3000 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence
Occurrence

Upper

elsewhere

Cretaceous.

Thiadens :1

reports

palmeri

from

Cuba

in association

with

Camerina

vermunti

Thiadens.

vermunti

dickersoni

was

rare

is considered

Palmer)

but

dickersoni

a synonym

Thiadens reports that O

abundant.

This

Miscellanea

palmeri
relation-

same

ship occurs in

the well under consideration.

Genus PSEUDORBITOIDES

Douvilld

1922

PSEUDORBITOIDES ISRAELBXII Vaughan and

Plate 21

Cole

, Figures 1

1932.

Pseudorbitoides

israelskii

Vaughan

Cole

, Proc.

Nat.

Acad.

1943.

Sci., vol. 18, p. 6:
Pseudorbitoides

Cole

Jour. Pal

14, pi. 2, all figs.
israelskit, Vaughan
vol. 17, No. 1, p. 98,

Cole.
, figs.

Vaughan

Several

specimens

were

recovered

which

assigned

this

species

although

the

preparations

were

not

entirely

satisfactory.

fair

vertical

section

was

obtained,

but

horizontal
similar to
equatorial

section

were

that of the

layer

does

poor

The

external

type specimens of P

clearly

show

sculpture

. israelskii,

double

was

but the

chambers

near the periphery of the test which is an outstanding feature.

First appearance

At a depth of 2985-3000 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence
Occurrence

Upper Cretaceous.

elsewhere

This

species

has

been

reported

from
Cuba.

Louisiana

Texas

Southern

Peten

(Guatemala)

and

PSEUDORBITOIDEB

? sp.

Plate 2

, Figures 4,

9, 10; Plate 21

, Figure

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

that satisfactory thin sections could not

made although

number

tion

ternal

specimens

obtained

were

illustrated

appearance

these

sectioned.
as figure
specimens

The

best

, plate
shown

vertical

sec-

The

figures

, plate

Although

dorbitoides

these

doubt

specimens

exists

as to

appear
which

similar

nus

these

Pseu-

specimens

should

referred.

They

noted

and

figured

future

reference.

First appearance

At a depth of

2790-2800 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence

Upper Cretaceous

Genus

VAUGHANINA D.

Palme

r, 1934

VAUGHANINA

CUBENSIS D.

K. Palmer

Plate 3

, Figure 11

Plate

, Figures 6,

1934.

Vaugnhlanina cubensis D.

p. 240,

1943.

Vaughanina

pl. 12,

cubensi

vol. 17, No. 1, pp.

K. Palmer,

fig. 5; pi. 13,
r D. K. Pain

98-100,

Soc.

figs.
ler.
17, fi

Cubana Hist.
, 4; text figs.

Vaughan

Nat.

Cole,

Mem.,

Jour.

18, figs. 1-10.

The

specimens

satisfactory

recovered

preparations

were
could

badly

recrystallized

obtained.

that

However

sufficient feature

were preserved so that there is no question

of the identification of this species.

First appearance

At a depth

of 2985-3000 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence
Occurrence

Upper Cretaceou

elsewhere

This

species

has

been

reported

from Cuba and Mexico.

Genus LEPIDOCYCLINA
Subgenus POLYLEPIDINA

GUimbel, 1870
Vaughan, 1924

LEPIDOCYCLINA

(POLYLEPIDINA)

ANTILLEA

Cushman

Plate

, Figures

Plate

, Figures

Plate

Figures 1-8; F
Figures

'late 11

, Figures 1-9

Plate

Plate 12

, Figure 4

1919.

Lepidocyclina antlilea Cushman,

Carnegie Inst.

Wash.

Publ.

w

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

19241

1921

1928.

1929.

Lcpidocyclina
808, 809, pl. 3
Lvpidocyclina
810, p1. 31, fit
Lcpidocyclina
vol. 1, pp. 28(
Lepidocyclina

(Polylopi
, figs. 1-3.

Ilna)

(Polylcpidtna)
gs. 1-5.
(Pliolcpidina)

, 1l.

chiapasonsis

adkitns

knllossconsis

, figs.

(Polylopidtna)

(/ardfl crac

Vaughan,

Vaughan,

idnt

Vaughan,

Cole

Bull.

idom

, pp.

, pp. w8O
lour. Pal

Amnr. Pal

, pp.

1929.

1929.

1929.

1936.

Nat.

Acad.

60-6

Lcpidoc'yclina
idcm, pp. 280,
Lcpidocyclina

pp. 289, 201, fig. 4.
Poliylcpidina (cliapasonsis

1, figs.

L-6; p1. 2, figs. 1, 2
antllUva Cushman.

292-294

ughan,

P1roc.

, figs.

chiapascnsis

adkinsi Vaui

Vaughan.

, figs.

1936.

fig. 1; pl. 3?
Polylcpidlina

Grim

sdale,

33, fig. 8

1936.

Vauglhan.

Vaughan,

Vauglian,

idcum

]3arker and Grimsdale, Jour

, fig.

, 1pp. 24 0, 241
, figs. 7, 8.
chliaptastnsis

ideltm

35, fig. 6

Lcpidochclina barTkeri Tan,

Vaughan,
. 31, figs.

var.

pl. 37, fig. 2.

Natuurk.

Tijdsc

planet

Barker

, figs.

irift Ned.

IndilI,

1936.
1938.

Lepidocyucliuta

cpidocyclitna (Polylcpidtia)

Bull.

1938.

Am r.

Assoc.

Petrol.

flgs. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7.
Lcpidocyclina (Polylcpidina)

idtm,

gardnera c
Geol., vol.

Cole.

, pp.

fardft:l'rac Cole.

Gravell and Hannat

1007

Cole

1008

, pl.

Florida

Survey

1938.

Bull.

Lcpidocyclinal

Geol.

1939.

Survey

Lcpidocyclina
Geol. Survey
Lcpidocyclina

Ned.

Inditi

1

, pp.1

46-48

(Polylcpidina)
Lull. 16, pp. 46-
(Polylcpidina)

Bull.

-4:

9, figs.
anticlla
8, pi. 1C

; pl.

Cushmnan.

10, figs.

Cole

orlda

, figs.

garden crac

89, pl.

(Polylcptdtna)
iv, pp. 58, 61,

Cole.

Howe

Loui

Iana

figs.

ya'rdwcrac

Cole.
, fig.

Die Ing.
, figs. 5,

1919

sp)eces

Cushman

Lcpidocyclina

described

which

from

Bartholomew

assigned

name

tillca

This

species was

illustrated

one vertical

section

a micros
sections

doubt

pheric individual.
prepared from

whether

this

species

1924

topotype

should

Vaughan
material.

had
and

assigned

equatorial
expressed

genus

Lcpidocyclina.

sections
Vaughan

were
was

should be noted that

made
able

from

microspheric

obtain

an equatorial

both

of the equatorial

individuals.

section

In 1929
of a me-

galospheric

individual

and

that

time

correctly

assigned

(Polylopidtna)
i., vol. 15, pp.
(Polylepidina)
291, fig. 3.
(Polylepidina)

/Jinslidalci Tan,

Lepidocyclita

rhan.

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

this new form.

The embryonic apparatus of

has not been published to date.

For a comparison,

antillea

therefore,

the most striking differences appear in the vertical sections."

Vaughan '
(Cushman)
idocyclina

in 1932 in a discussion of Dictyoconus americanus

wrote:

(Polylepidina)

"associated with D.

antillea

americanus is Lep-

Cushman.

Cole

has

ccntly

described

gardnerac,

from

species,
middle

Lepidocyclina

Eocene

east

(Polylopidina)

Texas.

This

species so closely resembles L.

antillca Cushman

that I am

not convinced that it is distinct from that species."

Cole *'"

in 1938 made

three

new thin sections from topo-

type specimens of antillea for comparison with specimens of

gardncrae from

the Granberry well

No.

(W-285)

From

this study Cole concluded:

closely related species,

gardnerae and L. anitllca are

yet there seem to be sufficient charac-

teristics
species."

separate

readily

these

forms

into

two

distinct

In the Hilliard Turpentine Company well No.

(W-336)

specimens were found at 1340-1350 feet which were identified

immediately as antillca.

(Compare figures

2 and 9, plate 11

of this bulletin with figures 1 and

Geol.

Survey

Bull.

were others which

Associated

plate 10 in the Florida

with

these

possess the characteristics of

(see figures 1 and 5, plate 11)

specimens
gardnerac

In addition one vertical

sec-

tion

(figure

3, lower right,

, plate 12

plate 30, Geol. Soc.

other vertical section

Amer. Bull.

(see figure 1, plate 11)

vol.

(see figure

An-

possesses many

of the characteristics of

adkinsi

(see figures 3 and

, plate

Geol.

Soc. Amer. Bull.

vol.

35).

The sample at 1300-1305 feet contained specimens which
were first identified at chiapasensis following the illustrations

given by Barker and Grimsda
of this bulletin with figure 7,

10, and figure 7

(compare figure 3,

plate 12

plate 35 in the Jour. Pal.,

plate 11, with figure 14, plate 32,

1

vol.

n the same
/TI C:nrnn i \

nfne rrlflrniltnrtien 4v'r^wI fl-i nl nn wi ti wt v^ ilr

is similar to chiapasensis

n v4- /l /\

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

(Pliolepidina)

subgenus

kinlossensis
Polylepidina,

Vaughan

and

must

at the same

transferred

time

they voiced

the suspicion

that

this

species

represented L.

(Polylepidina)

chiapasen
Grimsdale

Vaughan.

apparent

that

Barker

and

were correct.

Vaughan

bewildering

has

variation

emphasized

in species

in a number

orbitoidal

articles

Foraminifera.

not surprising that a number of names have been applied

antillea

range

constant.

because

vertical

in characteristic

The

sections

equatorial

Enough thin sections have

been

show

a considerable

sections a
published

more

to show

that

there

is complete

gradation

between

various species

which have

been

signed

names

listed in

synonymy

Moreover

ngle

No.

since

population

(W-336)

virtually

Hilliard

no useful

named

variants

Turpentine

stratigraphic

purpose

occur

Company

in a
well

is served

retaining these names.

First appearance

At a depth

of 1245-1250 feet

W-336.

Occurrence:
Occurrence el

Middle Eocene

sewhere

This

Lisbon formation.

is a widely distributed species

occurring

Bartholomew

(antillea),

Mexico

(adkinsi,

chiapasensis,

chiapa

senses

var

subplana),

Jamaica

(kin-

losscn

sis), and in Texas,

Louisiana

Mississ

ippi,

and Alabama

(gardnerae).

Gravell

and

Hanna

report

that

Lepidocyclina

(Poly-

epidina) zone has a thickn

of as much as 200 feet in some

well

100

cycling a

In the Hilliard No.

feet.
(Pliol

These s,
epidina)

ame

1 (W-336)
authors"

aranau

the zone has a thickness

report

that

ensis)

the Lepido-
zone occurs

about

feet

above

Lepidocyclina

(Polylepidina)

the Hilliard Turpentine Company well No.

(W-336)

zone.
this

same

interval is

180 feet.

claiborn

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Subgenus

LEPIDOOYOfINAl

PLIOLEPIDINA
(PLIOLEPIDINA)

H. Douvill6,

ABIANAA

1915

Ponton

Plate 1

, Figure

Plate

, Figure 3

Plate

, Figures

Plate

, Figures

11-13

Plate

, Figure

1934.

1940.

The

that

Lepidocyclina
Midland Nat.,
Lepidocyclina
Jour. Pal., vol.

preliminary
Specimens

(Leptdocyclilna)

pl. 57,
i thin

depth

Cole

142-143,

(Lepidocyclina)
14, pp. 414-416,

study
from

figs.

Ponton

Amer

figs.

Gravell

Hanna,

12-18.

sections

1065

demonstrated

-1070

feet

were

identical with the specimens from the Gulf Refining Company

of Louisiana's Pascagoula Lumber Company

No.

located in

Sec.
were

3 S.

described

,IR.
by

7 W.,
Gravell

George
and H

County

.anna

Mississippi,

as L.

which

(Lepidocyclina)

claibornensis.

same

type

However
embryonic

, the

and

equatorial
equatorial

sections

chambers

showed

that

char-

acterize L. ariana.

Gravell and Hanna in

their description

claibornensis
claibornensis

compare

can

with

a

distinguished

mrana,
from

but conclude
ariana because

that
clai-

bornensis

has

slightly

greater

diameter

and

twice

thick.

Gravell and Hanna also

point out that ariana has only

2 or 3 layers of lateral

chambers,

but claibornensis

has about

6 and

that

roofs

and

floors

lateral

chambers

claibornensis

considerably

thicker

than

artana.

The

writer

has

possession

some

specimens

ariana from the

and

section.
section

most
This

was

type lot.

inflated
section

prepared

These specimens were

specimen

was

illustrated

also

one

selected

by figure

very

re-examined
r a vertical

, plate

thin

, fra

specimens

(figure

, plate 14).

The

inflated

thickness

side

the

0.72

specimen

mm.

equatorial

has

There
layer

a diameter

4 lateral

and

on the

mm.

chambers

other

side.

and

on one

The

thin specimen has a

thickness of

0.5 mm. and there are three

I n -nni 1

a

Il n n vnnhnvr

em Qanh

oi,,n

* *u

+hl

rimntnrinl

12 vpr

Thfe

(taru's(

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

The

specimen

assigned

anana

and

those

described

(ilaiborncnsis

form

an integrated

series

from

thin

, flat

um-

bonate

forms

(ariana

type)

thickly

lenticular

specimens

(claiborncnsis

type)

Although

or the other may predominate in a

is possible
population

that

one

form

is apparent

that only one

specific name should be used for the group.

First appearance

At a depth of 1065-1070 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence

Middle

Eocene

, Li

sbon formation.

Appearance elsewhere

From

a depth

1740 feet in

outh

ern States

Corporation

s well

(W-19)

located about

one

and

5 E.)

2291

-2298

one-half

miles

Jefferson

feet

north

County

Gulf

of Monticello

Florida
Refining

and

(Sec.
from

Company's

2N

depth

Pascagoula

Lumber

Company

well

No.

located

George

County

Missi

ppi.

(Pliolcpidina)

ariana

similar

in many

internal

feature

(Pliolepidina)macdonaldt Cushman.

LEPIDOCYOLINA

(PLIOLEPIDINA)

OEIDARKEYSENSlBI

Oole

Plate

, Figures

1912.

Lcpidocyclina
Survey Bull.
figs. 6, 7; pl.

(Pliolcpidina)

, PP.
, figs.

43-45

ccdaIrkeyscn

, pl.

Cole

, figs.

. Florida

Gcol.

fig.

Only

this

four specimens

species.

There are

were

found

however

which

certain

seem

difference

represent
s between

ese specimens and

types.

The

lateral

chambers

in the

type

specimen

are more open

and

tend

more

regularly

tiers.

much

The

specimen

illustrated

same appearance as

the one

figure
from 1

, plate
Sholtz

7 has

No.

(W-166)
Survey

chambers

expands

shown on plate 12,

Bulletin

with

rapidly

thick

This
floors

toward

figure 4 of the Florida Geological

specimen

and

roofs.

periphery.

has

The

The

very

low

equatorial

specimen

lateral

layer
from

the Hilliard Turpentine Company well No.

same

1 (W-336)

features.

-Iu .re4 n t-\nn rin n nfl

A n 4n c\ rr r4 -1

nC 1 lnnFl Cnrof c

IXL QOa

STRATIGRAPHIIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

1922.
1932.

Lcpidocyclita antillca Cushman,
Lcpidocyclina antillca Cushman,
Lepidocyclina (Lcpidocyclina) 2
Barker, Geol. Mag., vol. 69, No.

pl. 42,

1937

figs.

Lcpidocycltn
in Sheppard,
fig. 117 (1-4

0L

)

(Lcpido

cyclina)

idcm, p.
1919).
ecruviana

, pp.

pfruvianala

137, pl.

Cushman.

535-537,

Cushman.

The Geology of South-western Ecuador

fig. 118

(2-8)

(1-6)

, fig.

Todd
, figs.

(not
and

Vaughan,
pp. 167-171,

fig. 120

Small specimen

were encountered in

this

well

just

below

the Lepidocyclina ariana zone which

should

be referred to

pcruviana Cushman.

It is not at all

surprising that L.

peru-

viana should
that Opercul
(Cushman)

Ecuador

assigned

Florida

occur

linoides

Florida

floridensi,

occur with
However
Vaughan

specimens

occur

inasmuch
s (Heilpri]

as Vaughan

and

Clay

bed

in the

Pebble

Eocene
definite

reports
ocalanus

Pebble

bed

definitely

, where

middle

Eocene

age.

Two vertical section

,figs.

and one horizontal

section of specimens

of L.

pcruviana from

Verdun

section

of Peru are shown for comparison

with the Florida specimens

assigned to this

species.

Berry '" described the Lepidocyclina

from

species.

Verdun

Vaughan "

section

and

concluded

created

that

not

large
more

number

than

two

species were

present in the material from

Verdun

section

and

that

peruviana

ranged

from

713

991

feet.

The

pecimens

used

here

comparison

were

from

one

sample
trial.

used

Vaughan

study

Peruvian

ma-

Measurements

spheric

individuals

(Table

4 and 5)

were

from Florida and Peru.

made from

The final

megalo-
column

of the tables

presents the measurements

of Ecuadorian speci-

mens made by
The figures

Vaughan in his

study

of L.

show that the equatorial

peruwnana.

chambers

as seen

horizontal

section

have

pronounced

tendency

form

radiating

rows.

This

can

observed

I. -fl~ I ~ --------------------- -

in the

Floridian

m

1.- -

perumana

Clay

upper

in a bed

A

A

'I n

-- --- ~ --. A A A U -

1

1i Ir * n^ ~

v

TABLE 4

Measurements

of Vertical

Sections

of Lepidocyclina

peruviana

W-336

Locality

1100-1105'

W-336

1100-1105'

W-336

1095-1100'

W-336

1160-1162'

Verdun
section,
Peru
757-758'

Verdun
section,
Peru
757-758'

Diameter

Thickness

Number of lateral chambers on each

side of the equatorial

layer

Embryonic chambers
internal length

internal

height

thickness surrounding wall

1.6 mm.

0.66 mm.

5

200 ft
130 %
20 c
I 2

1.34 mm.

0.68 mm.

6

180 lp
160 %
20 p

1.66 mm.

0.72 mm.

J 2.08 mm.

0.98 mm.
tj

1.4 mm.

0.66 mm.

- 6

240 p
160 p

200 p
130 t
20 p

160 4f+
120 f
20 p

1.98 mm.

0.82 mm.

140 /
100 p
20 p

Height of equatorial layer
(including floor and roof)
at center
at periphery

80 Ct
100 p

100 p
100 p

90 p
110 lO

80p
140 p

80 p
120 p

80so
120 p

* Lateral
internal

chambers:

length

internal height
thickness of floors and roofs

100 f
30 p
20 %

80-140 p
20 p
20 p

60-100 p
20 %.
18 p

120-180 p

20 p

100 p
37
20p

100 i
35 p
20 u

Surface diameter of

pillars

40-60 p

40 p

40-60 p

180 p

80-120 p

80-120 p

* At the

periphery

directly

over the embryonic chambers.

~__ _

i

!

|

Measurements

of Horizontal

TABLE 5
Sections

Lepidocyclina

perviana

Locality

Diameter

Embryonic

chambers:

*length across both chambers

diameters

diameters

width

Diameters

of initial

of second

chamber

chamber

of bounding wall

of equatorial

cham-

bers near periphery

radial

transverse

-

W-336

1100-1105'

1.52 mm.

270 p

140x180 t

100x160

15 i

60 g

W-336

1100-1105'

1.44 mm.

260 p

160x180 p

80x160 p

W-336

1095-1100'

1.6mm.

260 p

160x200 p

120x200 p

Verdun
section,
Peru
757-758'

1.7 mm.

160 t

80x100 p

70x100 p

15 g

20 u

60 p

45 fC

40 u

60 p

40

50 p

E

V

1.5

24

150x

83-i

* Internal measurements.

40

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

Peruvian

those

specimens

here

specimens

figure
from

Florid

more
, but

pronounced

than

Ecuadorian

specimens

illustrated

Vaughan

have

pillars

which

weakly

developed.

The

lateral

chambers

arranged

regular

tiers

and

are open.

This

specie

has been classified previously in the subgenus

Lepidocyclina,

but

detailed

study

the

internal

features

proves

that

belongs

subgenus

Pliolepidina

as re-

defined by

Vaughan and Cole.4'"

peruviana is closely related

to Lepidocyclina (Pliolepidina) pustulosa

Douvill6)

First appearance

At a

depth

of 1095-1100 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence
Occurrence

Middle Eocene

elsewhere

This

Lisbon formation.

species

widely

distributed

Peru

and Ecuador.

LEPIDOOYOLINA

(PLIOLEPIDINA)

PUSTUL.OSA

Douvill6)

Plate

, Figures 5-7

, 13-15

Plate 8

, Figures 1-5,

Plate 16

1917.

pustulosa

, Figures 1
H. Douvill6

Paris

Acad.

1941.

844, text figs.

Lcpidocyclina

and Cole

30, al

Geol.

figs.

(Pliolcpidina)

Soc.

Amer.

pustulosa
p. Paper

Douvill6)

Vaughan
66, pls. 25-

(references and synonymy).

Test

small

, robustly

lenticular

with

or without

a narrow

encircling

amined.

rim.

The

Megalospheric

following

individuals

measurements

only

show the

were

relationship

thicknes

diameter

five

typical

specimens:

Specimen number

Diameter

Thickness

1.92 mm.

mm.

mm.

0.98 mm.

mm.

0.96 mm,

Isolcpidina

1 I

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Surface

ornamentation

consists

an apical

crown

rather

strong papillae which decrease in size and importance toward
the periphery of the test.

The embryonic apparatus consists

two subequal

cham-

bers

with

two

periembryonic

chambers,

one

on each

side

juncture of the embryonic chambers.

The

periembryonic

chambers have curved outer walls.

The inner walls are those

main

embryonic

chambers.

These

chambers have diameters of about 60 by 40

periembryonic
The following

are the dimensions of the
.- .

Specimen
number

Internal

diameters of
initial
chamber

initial

I t .. ---n ------
Tn nrn 1

diameters of
second
chamber

embryonic chambers:

Total length
across both
chambers

Total

width

along partition

140x180 p

100x180 /'

290 p

160 p

240x290 p

140x200 p

460 j

220 p

140x190 p

160x220 p

5 180x210 p
I __ __ __ _ __ _ - #

100x180 p

130x180 p

100x150 p

240 p

380 p

360 $

200 p

180 u

160 $

Vertical

sections

show

length

and

height

em-

bryonic apparatus,

including the walls,

Length of embryonic Height of embryonic
Specimen number chambers chambers
1 2 160____________
1 240 p 160zi

I

I

I

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

The walls surrounding the embryonic apparatus are about

20 /i thick.

The partition separating the initial chamber from

the second chamber is straight or very slightly curved.

This

partition is about half the width of the wall surrounding the
chambers.
Equatorial chambers are arcuate with curved outer walls

and

pointed inner ends.

There

is considerable

variation

size and some variation in shape of the individual chambers.

Average chambers have

radial

and

tangential

diameters of

about 50 ri.

The equatorial layer has a height of about 80 .

at the center of the test and a height of about 120 /i at the

periphery.

These measurements include the floor and roof.

The thickness of the floors and roofs is about 25 /.
The lateral chambers are arranged in rather regular tiers,

although
thick has

there is some overlapping.

7 lateral

chambers to

A specimen

a tier on

0.94 mm.

each side of the

equatorial

layer;

another specimen

1.26

mm.

thick

has

lateral chambers on each side of the equatorial layer

specimen 1.1 mm.

and a

thick has 8 on one side of the equatorial

layer

and

regularly

number

other.
toward

The
the

lateral

chambers

periphery.

decrease

specimens

examined had one or more layers of lateral chambers cover-

equatorial

layer

periphery

The

chamber

cavities are open but between rather thick roofs and floors.

The lateral chambers are about 20

are about 30

not

constant

thick.

and

The

varies

length

with

/ high;
of the

the

roofs and floors

lateral

individual

chambers
specimens.

The lateral chambers range in length from 80 AL to more than
200 u.

Pillars are irregularly present.

The pillars are largest in

the center where they may have a surface diameter of 140 (L.
The pillars taper toward the center of the test.

First appearance:

At a depth of 1095-1100 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence:

Middle Eocene, Lisbon formation.

vertical

section

(Pliolepidina)

pustulosa

_ -- -

_

__

%

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Vaughan '"

has

given

a detailed

description

specimens

amaica

from J
scribed

presented

assigned

Venezuelan

numerous

this

specimen

and

figures

species.

Vaughan

Trinidad

Gravell ,,

and

has

Cole "'

specimens.

have
The

Florida specimens fall

within the range of measurements and

illustrations given by these authors.

(Pliolepidina)

Caribbean

dad

, Jamaica

pustulosa

region

Panama

as it

is a
has

, Venezuela

widely

been

and

distributed species

reported
Mexico

from

Trini-

these

Eocene.

localities

the deposits

Therefore

is not

have

been

surprising

referred

find

this

Supper
species

in Florida

but

it is most

unusual

discover it in sediments

which are of middle Eocene age.

Jamaica

semble

Vaughan

(Pliolepidina)

reports

pustulosa

that

occur

specimens

which

in association

with

Dictyoconus

amercanus

(Cushman)

amerwcanus was

ported first from the St.

omew, L
be upper

eeward
Eocene

Islands.
in age.

Bartholomew formation

Thi

More

formation
recently,

was

Vaugh

Barthol

considered
an and Cole

have suggested that the St.

rather than upper

Bartholomew formation is middle

Eocene in age.

The

specimens

on which

description

Florida

specimens

(Pliolepidina)

pustulosa

was

based

came

from a depth

of 1300-1305 feet.

1100-1105 and 1198-1200

feet

there

occurred

specimens

which

figured

on plate

figure
mens

There

should

referred

little
also

question

but

that

these

specd-

S, Vaughan,

Foraminifera from

No. 4

, pp.

60 Gravel
Smithsonian
1933.

Wayland,

the Tertiary
pl. 49, figs.

, Donald
Miscell.

Species of Large Arenaceous and Orbitoidal

Deposits of

1928.

Larger

11-13

W., Tertiary
Coll., vol. 89.

Jamaica,

Jour

Foraminifera

, pp.

,pl.

vol. 1

of Venezuela,

, figs.

r, Vaughan,
Cretaceous

West Indies

(all figs.)

Wayland and Cole,

Tertiary

Geol.

Soc.

Amer.

Large
Sp.

Storrs, Preliminary

Foraminifera

Paper

1941.

of Trinida

, pp.

, 66,

Report on
id. British

25-30

(Pliolepidina)

pustulosa

r

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

although most of them are not as inflated as the more typical

specimens assigned

this species.

LEPIDOOYOLINA

Plate

(PLIOLEPIDINA)

, Figures 5,

Plate

DOUVILLEIK
8, Figures

limnon

1921.

Archiv

1922.

vol. 1

Lcpidocyclina
Indust. y Con

r. douvilcit Lisson,

p. 52, pls.
r. doutvillei

struc., ser. 2,

3, 4, 5,
Lisson

Asoc.

Per.

(all figs.).
Escuela d

para

Prog.

Ingen. Bol.
s. (all figs.

Ciencia,

Minas,
, except

the lower one of the two vertical sections).

1937

L(pidocyclitla
Sheppard, Th

(Lcpidocyclin
Geology of

9-14

Several small

r. douvilltci

South-western

Lisson.
Ecuador,

117 (5).

specimen

Vaughan, in
pp. 165-167,

were found in association with L.

pcruvzana

villei

which

Lisson

apparently
redefined 1

should

referred

Vaughan.

Vaughan

dou-
has

indicated

, the pillars are irregularly and indefinitely developed

and
sion

lateral

into

tiers.

plate

chambers are

The

show

vertical

these

very

sections
features.

long without

illustrated as

The

definite divi

figures

embryonic

and

equatorial

chambers

First appearance

similar to

At a

depth

those

peruvtana.

of 1095-1100 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence

Middle Eocene

Lisbon formation.

Subgenus
LEPIDOCYOLIRNA

LEPIDOCYCLINA
(LEPIDOOYOLI.NA)

Glimbel

1870

MANTELLI.

(Morton)

Plate

, Figure

Plate

, Figures

13-15

1833.

Nummulittcs

m ant clli

Morton

, Amer

Jour

vol. 23

pl. 5, fig. 9.
Orbitoidcs

handle.

1904.

1920.

kon.

Lcpidocyclitna

Soc.
pl. 3,

geol.
figs.

Lepidocyclinia

(Lcpidocyc:lia )
ay. Akad. Wiss.

manttclli

France Mem

minant lli

m an tcll
MUnchon

Morton).

Morton)

(Morton)

Lemoine

, fig.

Cushman

Gtlmbol,

Douvill6,
, fig. 18;

Geol.

Survey

Prof.

1927.

1927.

Paper

Lcpidocyclin
Proc. U. S.
Lcpidocyclit

125, pp. 57-60, pls. 12.
Ia (Lcpidocyclina) n
Nat. Museum, vol. 71,
ia inantelli (Morton).

Philadelphia,

vol. 79

, pp.

iant., l
art. 8,

Morton)

Vaughan,
300, pi. 23,

)l. 3, fig. 1
Proc. Nat.
figs. la, b,

Vaughan,

Acad.
2.

Lcpidocyclina

1870.

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

pillars

irregularly
equatorial

papillata

distributed.

layer

Many

Vaughan

variants

papillae on the outer surface.

these

has

mantelli
Vaughan

created

which
"'i state

have

extend
variety
minute

"The variant

appears

intergrade

with

typical

specimens

species

and

, therefore

does

not

represent a

distinct

species

but

order

distinguish

typical form

from

of the species

specimens

it seems

desirable

representing
e to apply to

the
it a

varietal

designation."

In a

more recent study

variation in

species of

Lep-

idocyclina,

Vaughan t

emphasis

that

"The

tests

orbitoides are composed of many elements,

is subject to variation

every one of which

The writer believes that the develop-

ment

of the

weak

pillars

in certain

individuals of

mantclli

sufficiently

worthy

character

which

base

varietal

name.

However

should

noted

that

varietal

names

are entirely in

order when

variation

is as extreme

that

found

between

typical

yurnagunenszs

and

variety morganopsis.
First appearance:

At a depth

of 615 feet in

Occurrence

Marianna limestone.

LEPIDOOYOLINA

(LEPIDOOYOLINA)

MORTONI

Culllhman

Plate

, Figure 6

Plate

, Figures

1920.
1941.

Lepidocyclina nortoni
125, pp. 70, 71, pi. 27,
Lopidoc'yclina (Lcpidc
Geol. Survey Bull. 19,

Cushlllan,

figs. 1-4
cyclina )
n. 41. n

Geol.

urvey

Prof.

, figs.

mortoni0

, figs.

Cushman.

9-13

Cole,
1, figs.

Paper

Florida

; p1.

figs.

Specimens

species
Joiners
depth i
figures

from

which

the

America

300-320

, 13

are

similar

United

Power

feet

, plate

were

ones

Brotherhood

House

well

found

(Florida

Geol

No.
this

Survey

referred

Carpenters
2 (W-448)

well.

Bull.

this
and

Compare

with

figure

, plate

16 of

this

bulletin.

First appearance

At a depth

of 540-548 feet in

W-336.

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

LEPIDO0YOLINA

SURVEY--BULLETIN

(I.EPIDOOYOLINA)

OOAbLA]

TWENTY-SIX

WA Outhlnan

Plate 8

, Figures 21

Plate 12

, Figure 12

Plate 14,

Figure 8; i
Figures

Plate
6-12

, Figure 6

Plate

Plate

Figure

1919.

1941.

1942.

pidoc

Geol.
6-10,

Survey

ocallUanat

CushInan

2, pi. 28, figs. 3, 4
(Lcpidocyclina )
Bull. 19, pp. 41-43

Geol.

oc(latlat

, pl.

Survey

, figs. 1-3.
Cushnman.

Prof,

Cole

, flgs.

. Paper

Florida

(references and synonymy).

L'pidoeyclina
Geol. Survey

(Lcpidocyclina )
Bull. 20, pp. 45,

ocalatna

Cushnman.

Cole,

Floridn

, figs.

Numerous

specimens

which

typical

this

species

were found in the portion of the Hilliard Turpentine Company

well

(W-336)

assigned

to the

Ocala limestone.

First al)pearance

Occurrence

Ocala

At a depth
limestone.

540-548 feet.

LEPIDOCYOLINA

(L.EPIDOOYO'IINA)

OOAILANA

Ouillunan,

Plate 3

, Figure

variety
Plate

0OOKBI

O1a1hnman

, Figure

Plate

, Figure

1919.

c:ookci

Cushinni

, igs.

I l,)idocri(linat

CushIImun.
155-157.

Vai

5, 6.

( Lcpidocyclina ) ocu
ughan, Florida Geol.

Survey

lania

Cushnllln,

Survey

Prof.

variety

19th Ann.

Paper

cook

Report,

mall

inflated

specimens

Lcpidocyclina

associated

with

typical

specimens

ocalana.

These

specimens

doubtedly represent the

variety

cooked.

First appearance

At a

depth of 540-548 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence

Ocala limestone.

ILEPIDOOYOLINA

Plate 3

, Figure 4

(LEPIDOOYOLINA)

Plate 19

PARVULA

, Figures 1,

Onuhmanlu
Plate 20,

Figures

Plate 22

, Figures 1-11

1919.

1933.

Lcpidocyclina parvula Cushmnan,

58, pl.

, figs.

cpidocyclino

t (Lcpidocyclina)
ty ... /*<.. t 11 ....5

Carnegie Inst.

parvula

Wash.

Cushman.

Publ.

Vaughan,

runs ur u su ---- ed ds as 4 B-

figs.

clidocyclina

Lepidoctlclina

1 -.. &1..... 1....

STRATIGRAPIIIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Gravell

and

Hanna "

have

described

a species of

Lepido-

cyclina which

they named cole.

The

specimens

characteristics

from

615

colei.

feet

-4 have

According

Gravell

many

and

Hanna

colei

differs

from

parvula

Cushman

being thinner

less umbonate and less flanged,

and generally in having fewer

smaller

study

.and

less

actual

prominent
specimens

pillars.

Cole

colei

has

but

been

appears

Gravell and Hanna's description and illustrations that L.

is within
Cushman.

range of

forms

normally

signed

able
from
cold

parvula

parvula2

middle

has

been

Oligocene

reported

from

from
Gulf

numerous

and

localities

Caribbean

region.

It is
tion

amazing to

with L.

find specimens in

in a 1)ortion

this well

well

in associa-

assigned

Marianna limestone.

At first it was thought that these speci-

mcns might have caved from above,

reveal any specimens above 615

but careful

feet.

search failed

the sample at 615

feet two

specimens of L.

to a large specimen

of L.

parvula were found tightly cemented
mantclli which would seem to estab-

lish

the fact that these species were associated in life.

More

ments

wells

made

will

have

, but

would

studied
appear

before

that

final

committ-

parvula

has

longer range than heretofore expected.

Gravell

and Hanna have

the Byram marl

in association

reported

with

that 0.

dius occurs

vicksburgensis.

Pre-

viously,

dius

was

thought

confined

Marianna

limestone.

Many

the

small

Foraminifera

range

through

entire

Vicksburg

group.

may

that

certain

larger

Foraminifera

have

longer

ranges

than

was

thought

previously.

First appearance

At a depth of 615 feet in

Occurrence

Marianna

LEPIDOOYOLINAA

limestone.

(LEPXDOOYOLINA)

YURtNAGUNENSIS

variety MORGANOPSIB Vaughan

I1(,, vtr, U -

D1 n4

ti; rvimt s 9

mantelli

il | 1 0

Cushman,

* -

11111

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

1920.

Lepidocyclina morgant Cushman,

33, figs.

1933.

1933.

19341.

1941.

Lcpidocycltna
Washington

Lcpidocycl
Vaughan,

Lepido

, figs.

12-14

yurnag/uncnsis
Acad. Sct.. vol.

ina (Lcptdocycltna)
Smithsonian Miscell.

cyclina

Vaughan.

); pi. 23, figs. 1
(Lcptdocyclina )

Cole,

Lcpidocyclita

Cushman.

Geol.

Survey

(not Lemoino and R.

var.

morganlopsis
354.

yJtrnaguncdis,

Coll

vol. 80

yurflagtunttcsis,

Prof.

Douvill6

Vaughan,

Paper
)Jour.
Jour.

var. moryanlopsfs
No. 10, pp. 22, 23,

var.

Jour.

(Lepidocyclita)

Vaughan
. 390, fgs.

Cole

yuttrnagtuncnstl,

Geol.

Soc.

var

Amer.

mnorganopsis
3, figs. 1-3.

'. morganopsis
Sp. Paper No.

pecimens

which are entirely typical

figured

from

City of Quincy well
First appearance

Occurrence

-4).

At a depth of

Suwannee

410 feet in

limestone.

Subgenus EULEPIDINA H.

Douvill6, 1911

L.EPIDOCYOLINA.

(EUZLEPIDINA)

PAVOBA

Ou sahmlan

Plate

1919.

1933.

, Figure

Lcpidocyclina
p. 66, pi. 3, f1
Lcpidocyclina

Somllan

19341

Miscel

pl. 18, figs. 1-
4 (probably);
Lcpi(doc!lclina
vol. 8, No. 1,
Lcpidocyclina

Cole

Geol.

Soc.

Plate

favosa
Igs. 1,2;

, Figure

Cushman

, fig.

(Eulepidina)
. Coll.. vol. 89

; pi. 10, figs. 1
pl. 29, flg. 4 (
(Eulcpidina )
. 27, p1. 4, figs.

Plate

, Carnegie

favosa

Inst.

Cushman.
), pp. 37-41
20, figs. 1-3

references and

ravosa
2. 3.

(Eulcphidna) favosa
Amer. Sp. Paper No.

Cushman.

, Figures 3-9

Wash.

Publ.

Vaughan,

, pl.

synonymy)

Cushman.

Smith-

, figs.
, figs.

Jour

Pal.,

Vaughan
40, figs.

Entirely

typical

specimens

were

found

the

City

Quincy
bottom
Florida

well

sample

Illustrations

Falling

Water

specimens

Sink

, Washington

from

the

County

introduced for comparison.

First appearance

Occurrence

At a depth of

Suwannee

410 feet in

limestone.

ILEPIDOOYOLINA

(EULEPIDINA)

UNDOBA

Cushman

Plate 19

, Figure 9

Plate 22

, Figure 12

1919.

Lepidocyclina

- or

ft *t *u t1r I I

undosa

'a-

Cushman

, Carnegie

Inst.

Wash.

Publ.

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELL

were
were

not

found

encountered

numerous

until

this

individuals.

depth

Thin

was

reached.

sections

were

Here
made

specimens from

635

feet.

First appearance

: At a depth of 615 feet in

W-4

question-

able fragments higher.

Occurrence

Suwannee

limestone

Marianna

lime-

stone.

Family

DISCOCYCLINIDAE

Genus DISCOCYCLINA

GUlmbel

Tan
1870

DISOOOYOLINA

(DISOOCYOINA)

BLANPIEDI

VAUGHAN

Plate 3

, Figure 3

Plate

Plate 6

Figure

, Figure 19

Plate

; Plate 26
, Figures

, Figure 8

1936.

1938.

Discocyclina

4-256

Discocyclina

Amer

Assoc.

, p1l.

blantpicdi
1, figs. 1-
blapnpiodt

Petrol.

Vaughan,

Vaughan.

Gcol

figs.

Jour.

Cravcll

, pp.

vol. 10

No. 4

Hanna

1010-1012

, pp.

Bull.

, pl.

pecimens

which

seem

typical

this

species

were

found

in association with P
P. (Proporocyclina)
First appearance:

. (Athecocyclina) cook

cedarkeysensis Cole,

At a depth

(Vaughan)

and

n. sp.

of 1785-1790 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence

Salt

Mountain

limestone.

SUBGENU
DISOOOYCLINA (

ASTEROCYCLINA

ASTEROOYOLINA)

Glimbel

GEORGIANA

1870

(OCuhman)

Plate

, Figure

1 917

1920.

Orthophragmina

Paper
2. 3.

108-G,

gctor*iana

p. 117,

Orthoph ragn ina

gjcorgiana

Survey Prof. Paper 1

5, p.

Cushman,
, figs. 2, 3,

Cushman.

45, pl.

Geol.
, fig.

Cushman,

Survey

. S.

Prof.
, figs.

Geol.

10, fig. 1.

1924.

1926.

1928.

1928.

Discocyclina
Geol. Soc. A
Astoriacites

Set.,

vol. 12

Astcrocyclitna
1, No. 4, p. 2
Discocyclina

(Astertacites )

xmer.

Bull

(eorgiana

yeor(jatna

vol. 35, p.
(Cushman)

No. 8, pp. 520, 521.
georgtana (Cushnman).

(As

(Cushman)

Vaughan,

Vaughan,

gcorliatna

Proc.

Vaughan,

Nat.

Acad.

Jour

(Cushman).

S,,mrrmnF 1 tfh A n M

Vaughan,

terocyclina )

Titla.fA^ Firt1

Tnnrtnf- n

1R'7

76 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

Test of moderate size, with a small but distinct umbo from
which radiate 4 raised rays at nearly right angles to each

other.
thin.

The areas between the rays are nearly flat ana1 very
The margins of the test are broken so that the com-

plete outline could not be ascertained.

The rays widen and

thicken

apparently

The

central

they

extend
umbo

approach

slightly

has

the

periphery

beyond
crown c

the

margin

papillae

test

of the

and

and
test.

scattered

papillae

occur

along

rays.

The

interradiate

areas

devoid of papillae but are covered by a reticulate mesh.

The

umbo

has a

diameter of

about 0.4 mm.

The maximum

ameter of the test is 2.6 mm.

The rays have a width of 0.2

mm. near their junction

with

mm. at the margin of the test.

the umbo and a

The umbonal

width of 0.3
papillae have

a surface diameter of about 100 t.

First appearance:
Occurrence: Oca

At a depth of 720-730 feet in W-336.

la limestone.

DISCO CYCLINA

(ASTEROCYCLINA)

MONTICEILLENSIS Cole and Ponton

Plate 1

, Figure 8; Plate 2,

Figure 11

Plate 8, Figure 23;

Plate 13, Figure 5; Plate 23,

Figures 1-12

1934.

Discocyclina
Amer. Midlan

(Asterocyclina) it
d Nat., vol. 15, No.

ionticellensis

Cole

pp. 141, 142, pl.

1 Ponton,
figs. 6-11.

MEGALOSPHERIC FORM.-Test small, lenticular to robustly

lenticular,

radiate.

The

rays

become

pronounced

near the

periphery of the test but are barely visible over the inflated

central portion.

The specimens from this well have the pro-

jecting portion of the rays broken, but the base of the rays
is visible on the outer margin of the test. All of the specimens

have 4 pr
specimens

'onounced rays

have

with

apical

2 to

crown

4 secondary rays.

large,

The

well-developed

papillae
margin

which

decrease

test.

The

in size

and

central

prominence toward the

papillae

have

surface

meters of 80 to 125 ;t.

The papillae near the margin of the

test are nearly flush

with

the surface of the test and have

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Specimen
number

Shape of ini-
tial chamber

spherical
subspherical
subspherical

Diameters
initial
chamber
100 lp
120x90 p
130x100 p

Distance

tween ends of
curved second
chamber

160 /,
140 JL
160

Distance
across both
chambers

160 p
140
160 p

vertical sections

height of the embryonic chambers

is 90 to
a ring
normal

100

The

nearly

rectangular

embryonic

square

chambers

chambers

equatorial

beyond

surrounded

which

occur

chambers.

The equatorial

crease

size

chambers are

toward

rectangular

periphery

in shape

test.

The

and in-
Srayed

character of the test is

clearly

shown

by the arrangement of

equatorial

chambers
portion.

chambers.

much

The

test and in

about

larger

equatorial

a ray
. but

have
those

Along

than

chambers

a length

rays

those

near the
40 to 65

interradiate

i equatorial
interradiate

periphery

and a

portion

width
have

length of 20 to 30 p. and a

width of about 15/ .

The

thin

center

equatorial

but distinct.

of the

layer
It has

test

as seen

in vertical

virtually the

periphery.

same

The

sections

height from

height,

very
the

including

roof

and

floor walls

about

the center and

jL at

periphery.

The

lateral

chambers

arranged

regular

tiers

pecially in

the central

portion

of the test where

heavy pillars

occur

side

There are

the

10 to

equatorial

lateral

layer

chambers to a

center

the

tier on

test.

each
The

number

lateral

chambers

a tier

decreases

regularly

periphery

approached,

but

equatorial

layer

covered

one

or more

lateral

chambers

the

periphery.

The lateral

chambers at the

periphery and

over the center of

test

and

have a

roofs

cavities

length

thin,

open

La

iL and

about

and

distinct

a height <
thickness.

well

Floors

The

preserved

chamber
specimens

1

FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

papillae are distinct over the central area of the test but less

pronounced toward the periphery.

is from 2.1 to 3.4 mm.

The diameter of the test

the thickness from 1.1 to 1.5 mm.

The

equatorial

sections

indicate

the

rayed

character

the

test.

The equatorial

chambers at the center are small

and square but become elongate as the periphery of the test

is approached.

The equatorial chambers in the rayed portion

of the test are more elongate than those in the areas between

the

rays.

average

equatorial

chamber

in a ray

has

length of about 80 u and a width of about 20 a, but an average

equatorial chamber in

the interradiate portion has a length

of 40 A and a width of 18 g.
In vertical sections the equatorial layer is distinct,

very

thin at the center of the test, but of marked height near the
periphery of the test. The change from the thin portion to
the expanded part is abrupt. The height of the thin portion,
including floor and roof, is about 20 /i. The expanded portion
has a height of about 45 p. Other vertical sections show the

equatorial layer without the expanded peripheral part.

sections

pass

across

interray

part

test.

Such
Those

sections with the expanded equatorial portion include a por-
tion of the rays.

The

lateral

chambers

arranged

in regular tiers

tween heavy pillars particularly in the central portion of the

test.

There are 25 to 30

lateral

chambers

to a

tier in

the

central portion of the test on each side of the equatorial layer.
The number of lateral chambers to a tier decreases regularly

toward

periphery,

but

periphery

the

equatorial

layer is covered by 4 or 5 lateral chambers.

Near the peri-

phery and over the center of the

test the lateral

chambers

have a length of 100 u.

The height of the chamber cavity is

about

and

the

floor

and

roofs

about

thick.

Directly above the equatorial layer the lateral chambers are
small and so depressed that the floors and roofs almost touch.

DIscussIoN.-Cole and Ponton

described megalospheric

forms of D. (Asterocyclina) monticellensis from the Southern

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

spheric forms
identical with

in the

the

Hilliard

Turpentine

type specimens except

Company

that

No.

protruding

portions

the

rays

broken

specimens

from

this

well.
Associated with these megalospheric specimens were large

microspheric

forms

which

have

general

features

megalospheric forms.

no other

Asterocyclinae were found

these

samples,

it is

logical to assume

that

these specimens

represent the two generations of this species.

In the Southern States Oil

Corporation

well D.

(Asterocy-

clina)

monticellensis wa

found

in association

with L.

(Plio-

pidina)

ariana Cole and Ponton at a depth

of 1740 feet.

Hilliard

Turpentine

Company

well

(Asterocyclina)

monticellensis i

found 133 feet below the hori

on of L.

(Plio-

lepidina)

ariana.

First appearance

At a depth

of 1198-1200 feet

W-336.

Occurrence

Middle

Eocene

Lisbon

formation.

DISCOCYCLINA

(ASTEROCYCLINA)

NASSAUENSIS Cole

, n. sp.

Plate 1

, Figure 16

Plate 2

Figure

, Figures 1,

Plate

, Figures

5, 6;
1-8.

Plate 12,

Test

small

, lenticular

radiate

with

four

five

arms

which

start

papillate
periphery

near

the

periphery

apical

The central

region,

portion

test

less

densely

of the test is

; surface
papillate

inflated

strongly
near the

, sloping

steeply

The

first

peripheral

and

then

portion

more

gently

of the test

toward

is thin

e periphery.
interradiate

parts

but swollen

where

rays

commence

so that

rim

an undulating appearance.

The papillae are round and of

varying

intensity.

Most

specimens

have

very

large,

raised

and pronounced

papillae in

the apical

crown

, but a few speci-

mens
area.

have

small

weak

specimens

, reduced

papillae

papillae are

over

the

much reduced

central

size

and importance in the peripheral

portion

of the

test.

specimens

examined

were

megalospheric.

Diameter

the

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY--BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

both chambers including the walls is 140 a and measurement

at right angles to the foregoing is 120 p.

The internal height

of the embryonic chambers is 100 p to 140 p..
The equatorial chambers are rectangular in shape and of

varying

length

those of the

rayed

portion

of the

test are

longer than those of the interray parts.

Average chambers

in the interradiate portion are nearly square with radial and

tangential

diameters of about 20 p.

The elongate chambers

of the rayed portion have radial diameters of about 40 and

transverse diameters of about 20 u.

The radial walls of ad-

jacent annuli alternate in alignment and are slightly thinner

the

rayed

portion

than

the

interradiate

parts.

The

equatorial layer is about 30 p. high near the center of the test

and about 40 u high at the periphery.
include the roof and floor walls. There

These measurements
Sis a sudden expansion

in the height of the equatorial layer where the vertical section

encounters a ray

(pl.

,fig. 3)

In this situation the equa-

trial layer is about 120 p high.
The lateral chambers are numerous with 12 to 20 cham-
bers on each side of the equatorial layer in the inflated portion

of the test.

The lateral chambers decrease gradually toward

the

periphery,

but

there are

least

two

layers of lateral

chambers covering the equatorial layer even at the base of

the rays.

The lateral chambers are arranged in regular tiers

in the central

portion

of the test.

However,

there is some

overlapping of the lateral chambers in the central region and
this overlapping becomes pronounced in the outer areas of the

test.

The cavity of the lateral chambers is slit-like between

thick roofs and floors.

Average lateral

chambers

near the

periphery of the test have a length of 60 to 80 /p; the internal

height of the lateral

chambers is about 6

and the

roofs

and floors have a thickness of about 10 p..

Heavy pillars are

irregularly present in

the

central

area,

and

smaller

pillars

are found in the outer portions of the test.

have a surface diameter of 80 u,

The small pillars

but the large central pillars

-.~I a C aa

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

A number of species of

from
chipol

sion.

the

upper

ensis is

The

Eocene

the

closest

surface

Asterocyclina have

Florida

ally

Asterocyclina

which

species

been described
Asterocyclina

under

chipolensis

discus-
pitted,

whereas

that

. nassauensws

is papillate.

chipolensis

has

more

rays,

the

lateral

chambers

arranged

very

regular tiers and are more open.

Genus

PSEUDOPHRAGMINA

H. Douvill6

, 1923

Subgenus

PROPOROCYCLINA

Vaughan

Cole,

1940

PSEUDOPRAGMINA (PROPOROTOYCI.NIA) OEDARKEYSENSIS Cole, n. sp.

Plate 2

, Figure 13

Figures

Plate 18

Plate

, Figure 9
', Figures

; Plate 26,
1-2

1942.

Pseudophragmina

Geol.
(not
seum,

Survey

Bull.

Discocyclina

(Proporocyclina )
20, pp. 46-48, pl.

zarago
3, pp.

senses

Vaughan,

Cole

Proc. U. S.
1-3, 1929).

Florida

, figs.
Nat.

1-5
Mu-

The specimens which were assigned to the Mexican species

described

Corporation's

Vaughan

Sholtz No.

came

from

(W-166)

Suwannee

at a

depth

Petroleum
1470 feet.

At the time this

identification was made

Vaughan agreed with

determination.

tinued

Recently

; detailed
Vaughan

During the

studies

and

Cole

past

year

American

have

had

some

Vaughan

has

con-

Discocyclinidae.
correspondence

with regard to the Florida specimens which

were

ass

signed to

zaragosensis

Vaughan 00 wrote Cole

as follows:

"I have

now restudied

every

species

the

family

Disco-

cyclinidae

which

been

described

from

America

and

appears that a good many

changes will

need to

be made.

zaragosensis

pretty

surely

should

put

into

subgenus

Athecocyclina.

The specimen

that you had from the Florida

well

belong

the

subgenus

Proporocyclina,

and

now

convinced

that

they

referrable

cushmani

lower

middle

Eocene

species

from

Mexico.

But

I have

7 V-

concluded

....

classification

zaragosenszs

* . .

. (P

FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

tion

and figures of

cushmani.

Specimens were finally sent

Vaughan 61 who wrote as follows

"I have compared the specimens that you sent me

good specimens of Pseudophragmina cushmani.

me that they are not that species.

with

It seems to

I am inclined to agree with

you that they represent a new species which belongs in the

same group as P

. cushmani."

The following description is based on specimens from the

Suwannee Petroleum Corporation's Sholtz No. 1

a depth of 1470 feet.

(W-166)

These specimens were selected to

the types of the new species and three specimens are refigured

(pl.

,fig.1

Test

medium

26, figs. 3, 4).

size,

flat

lenticular

umbonate,

with

without a narrow encircling rim.

All the specimens recovered

were broken so that the exact diameter could not be deter-

mined.

The largest specimen measured had a diameter of 2.9

mm. so that the diameter of an entire specimen would exceed

3 mm.

The thickness through the center is from 0.56 to 0.9

mm.

The surface of the test is covered

by small

papillae

which are slightly stronger on some specimens than on others.
The central umbonate portion has a diameter from 1.3 to 2.1
mm.

The embryonic apparatus consists of two chambers,

larger of which virtually surrounds the smaller.

chamber is subspherical with an internal

120 L.

the

The initial

diameter of 60 to

The diameter across both chambers is 160 to 220 jt.

The equatorial chambers near the center of the test are
nearly square with radial and tangential diameters of 20 to

40 u.

Near the periphery of the test the equatorial chambers

are elongate with radial diameters of 40 to 60 x and tangential

diameters of 20 to 40 u.

The equatorial layer is very thin

and does not increase in height as the periphery is approached.
The height of the equatorial layer is 8 to 15 .
The lateral chambers are low with thick roofs and floors.
Toward the equatorial layer the chamber cavities are virtu-
ally obliterated, the chamber cavities auuearinE as slits: near

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

tiers

but

where

pillars

not

present

the

lateral

chambers

overlap

from

one

tier

another.

Lateral

chambers

have

length of

40 to 120 p and a height of 5 to 15 .

The thickness

of the

roofs

Pillars

and floors

irregularly

is variable from

present

with

10 to 40
a surface

diameter

40 to

100

The

one

next
and

equatorial

annulus

adjacent
irregular

sections

more

annuli.
others

show

that

alignment

or less

Some

straight.

chamber

with

chamber

The

walls

those

walls

annular

wavy

stolon

distally

Type

situated.
locality

Suwannee

Petroleum

Corporation

Sholtz

No.

(W-166)

at a

depth

of 1470 feet.

Holotype

(Florida

Geol.

Survey Cat.

No.

1939)

Hilliard

Turpentine

Company well

No.

(W-336)

specimens
blanpiedi

above

were

which

found

as cedarkeysensis

in association

same

from

with

the

Sholtz

cooke

specimens

No.

and

described

(W-166)

is not considered neces

sary to describe th

specimens as the

illustrations

characters

which

6, fig.
agree

,fig.

in every

respect

show
with

essential

those

type

specimens

cedarkeysensis.

First appearance

At a depth

of 1785-1795 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence

Salt Mountain limestone.

PSEUDOPHRAGMTINA

(PROPORO CYCLINA)

CITEENSIS

(Vaufhan)

Plate 1

, Figure 9

Plate 18

, Figure 10

Plate 25,

Figures 1-6

Plate 28

, Figure 6.

1928.

1941.

Discocyclina

Survey

19th Ann. Report,

Pseudophragmma

Florida Geol.

citrensis

160,

(Proporocyclina )

Survey Bull.

Vaughan,
pl. 2, figs.

citrensis

, pl. 17

Florida

(Vaughan)

figs.

Geol.

Cole,

Numerous small specimens were found which are assigned

this species.

These specimens

are normally inflated,

lenti-

cular

cross-section

shape

with

finely

papillate

surfaces.

-~~ - .i .

n n

(Discocyclina )

L .I

I

FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

Three specimens in the collection of the Florida Geological

Survey from U. S. G.

locality No. 7266, near Citra, Florida,

and identified by

Vaughan as citrensis have been

compared

with

the specimens

from

the

Hilliard

Turpentine Company

well No. 1

(W-336)

There is no essential difference in the

general shape or surface ornamentation.

Vaughan has indicated that citrensis is close to P.

flint-

enszs

(Cushman)

The

specimens

under

consideration

semble citrensis more than specimens which

considered to represent flintensis.

the writer has

. flintensis is normally a

much larger species which has a larger embryonic apparatus,
and the equatorial layer has considerably greater height and

distinctness.

In citrensis the equatorial layer shows only as

a line,

whereas in

clearly observed.

flintensis the individual chambers can be
The lateral chambers of flintensis are more

open and regular than those of citrensis.

In fact, it is difficult

to count the number of lateral chambers in citrensis because
of their irregularity.

First appearance

At a depth of 548-555 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence: Ocala limestone.

PSEUDOPHBAGMINA (PROPOROCYCIINA) PFINTENSIS (Cushman)
Plate 25, Figures 7-9

1917.
1941.

Orthophragmina

flintensis Cushman,

Paper 108-G, p. 115, pi. 40, figs. 1, 2.
Pseudophragmina (Proporocyclina)

S. Geol.

flintensis

Survey

Prof.

(Cushman).

Vaughan and Cole, Geol.
pl. 20, figs. 8, 9.

Numerous flat,

Soc.

Amer. Sp. Paper No. 30, pp. 61, 62,

finely papillate specimens are

referred to

this species although the specimens are small.

The horizontal

sections are identical with those of P
but the vertical sections are different.

First appearance:

. citrensis

At a depth of 575-585 feet in

(Vaughan)

W-336.

Occurrence:

Ocala limestone.

PSEUDOPHRAGMINA (PROPOROCYCLINA) HANNAI Cole, n. sp.

-. ~ ~ Sn -ar *.1 .4 nI *C .h. .4n*

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STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

surrounded

a thicker

area

beyond

which

the test

becomes

thinner

(pl.

, fg.

One

or two

individuals

were

flat

lenticular
recovered

with
were

a narrow

marginal

megalospheric.

rim

The

the

average

individual

diameter

about 3.0 mm.

the thickness about 0.8 mm.

The
regular

equatorial

annuli

chambers

with

annular

rectangular

stolon

on the

, arranged

distal

side

the chambers.
in alignment.

The radial

The radial

walls in adjacent annuli

wall

are often irregular

tend to

and wavy.

The

lateral

chambers are

low

in most case

the chamber

cavity is a slit
floors and roofs

actual

thickness.

between

thick

are thick there

Toward

floors

and

roofs.

Although

is a considerable range

equatorial

layer

in the

chamber

cavities are more compressed than those nearer the periphery
of the test. Normally the lateral chambers are not in regular

tiers

but

overlap.

However

when

pillars

present,

lateral

The

chambers may

pillars

in regular tiers

irregularly

present.

between

they

are

! pillars.
present,

they are strong and taper regularly from the periphery to the
equatorial layer.

Tables 6 and

7 give the

measurements of

nine

specimens.

Type

Turpentine
1745'.

locality

Mary's

Company well

No.

River

Corporation

1 (W-336)

at a depth

Hilliard
of 1735-

Cotypes

(Florida

Geol.

Survey

Cat.

No.

S-3001)

First appearance

At a depth

of 1680-1690 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence
Specimens

Middle

this

Eocene.
species

were

found

considerable

abundance from 1690 to

1780 feet.

The specimens were

first

identified
However.

as P

detailed

. (Proporocyclina)

study

indicated

cedarkeysensis

that

there

are

Cole

differences

which
most

seem

striking

consistent

difference

the

specimens

is observed

examined.

vertical

The

sections.

hannai has more massive internal features of

coarser

aspect than doe

fl I

(P

-) cedarn.rke. mren..

.(P

TABLE 6

Measurements

of Vertical

Sections

of Pseudophragmina

hannai

Specimen

Diameter

Thickness

Number of lateral chambers on
each side of the equatorial
layer
Embryonic chambers
length
height
Height of equatorial layer
at center
at periphery

Length of lateral chambers

Height of lateral chambers

Thickness of roofs and floors

Surface

diameter

of pillars

W-336
1680-1690'

W-336

1735-174

3.1 mm.

0.82 mm.

8+

160p
80 ft

5ft
10 ft

60-120 ot

10-20 pf

20-35 f

50 S

60-80 p

I | '

I

W-336
1735-174

2.6 mm.

3.0 mm.

0.92 mm.

11

220 g
100 f

15 f
20 p

60-120 ft

10-20 pf

10-20 pf

60-100 pt

W-336
1735-1745'

3.3 mm.

0.84 mm.

220 g
120 g

0.8 mm.

6

240 f
100 f

10 p
20 O

80-100 pt

10-30 p

20-40 pt

10-20 pt

20-40 pt

60-80 ,p

W-336
1780-1785'

3.2 mm.

0.72 mm.

..... . ..S. *. S S ... ..... .

90 Cc

15 g
20 p

80-140 p

10-20 1'

20-40 p

80-100 p

80-120 g

m e aam a ma m m

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STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Measurements

of Horizontal

TABLE
Sections

Pseudophragmina

hannai

Specimen

Diameter

Internal diameter of initial
chamber

Distance between ends of
curved chamber

Distance across both
chambers

Equatorial chambers
at center
radial diameter

tangential

diameter

at periphery
radial diameter

tangential

diameter

W-336

1737-1745'

2.8 mm.

100 $

240 g

240

80 $

40 u

W-336
1780-1785'

3.0 mm.

120 p

240 p

240 p

40 $

40 p

80 $

40 #

W-336
1780-1785'

2.9 mm.

220(

240 ip

40 $

40 $

never

has

variable

external

shape

exhibited

hannai.

hannai

occurs

just

above

the

zone

which

cedarkeysensis

the

two

species

found.

not

occur

together

as could

although

observed
specimens

hannai

with P

were

found

cedarkeysensis.

recognized since

hannai

had a

Howev

typical

cavmgs
er, they

light

could

tan

color

samples
readily
as well

as its

distinctive

external

appearance,

but

cedarkeysensis

this

well had a

This

species

white color.
is named for

Marcus A.

Hanna

who

has

- -- a1 a

40 u

. (P

. (P

. (P

.(P

r 1 -- A

Y

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TWENTY-SIX

1936.

1938.

Discocyclina cookei
42, figs. 1-6.

Discocyclina

Assoc.

Petrol.

Vaughan has

cooked
Geol.,
given

Vaughan,

Vaughan.
vol. 22, p

a detailed

Jour.

Gravell

p. 1010-101

Hanna,
1. 7, fig.

description

256-259,

Bull.

this

Amer.

species.

The

Florida

specimens

entirely

typical

so only

notes

these

specimens will

given.

Test small

thin

flat or selliform

diameter 2.9 to 3.6 mm.

thickness through the center about 0.56 mm.

The

following

table

shows

the

dimensions

the

embry-

onic chambers

in comparison

with

the

type specimens

Diameter

of smaller
chamber *

Distance

between ends
of curved
chamber

Distance

across

both

chambers at
right angles
to (b)

Florida specimen | 140 p | 240 j 220 p
After Vaughan | 135 t | 262-270 | 187-225 I

* Measurements

include

walls.

In a

vertical section the equatorial layer is very depressed,

appearing

only

a dark

line.

The

lateral

chambers

narrow

, elongate slits of

different lengths appearing

between

rather thick

arranged

chambers on

roofs
tiers.
each

and floors.

There

side

The

lateral

about

the equatorial

chambers

layers

layer

the

not

lateral
center.

the

periphery

the

test

there

about

layers

lateral

chambers on each side of the equatorial layer.

The

figure

radial
, plate

chamber

walls

rudimentary

as shown

First appearance

At a depth' ol

1785-1790 feet in

W-336.

Occurrence:
Appearance

Salt

Mountain limestone.

elsewhere

This

species

has

been

reported

from Salt Mountain

6 miles south of Jackson

, Clarke County,

Alabama

has

been

(type locality)

discovered

Gravell

a well

and Hanna "2
Washington

state that it

County,

Ala

bama

, and in one drilled in Polk County

Texas.

Cole 03 found

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STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Appendix

Interpretation

Igneous

Rock

Hilliard

Tur-

pentine

Company well

Osborn

Fuller

Ph D.

MEGASCOPIC

EXAMINATION

The

mum

greenish

posed

fragments

coarse

sample

consists

about

dimension

black

crystals
suggest

aphanitic

above

color

and

of several
an igneous

texture.

description

but

crushed

mm.

fragments

The

with

fragments

equidimensional.

mineral
3 rock

Most

several

with

basic

the

were

They

cleavage.

a maxi-

dark
com-
The
and

composition

fragments

platy

answer

in character

with a black to red-brown color.

These apparently are foreign

material

from

overlying

formation.

The

darker

pieces

effervesced in

dilute

hydrochloric acid and appear to

part

of a carbonaceous limestone.

The red-brown fragments were

apparently

limonite

fragment

from

the same

formation.

MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION
GENERAL
Some of the larger fragments were crushed and examined

with

the

index

liquids

and

a polari

microscope.

Other
were

large
made

fragments

and

studied

were

with

mounted

the

and

two

microscope.

thin

These

sections

micro-

scopic

examinations

confirmed

preliminary

deduced from examination of the fragments with

conclusions
the unaided

eye and furnished further information.

The fragments are from a basic igneous rock which

be classed as a

a basalt

and

diabase.

smaller

The
than

minerals

those

larger than

in a gabbro.

would
those

They

coarse aphanitic and seriate.
with most crystals subhedral.

The structure is
The specimens

holocrystalline

show a

typical

f *v A. A -

m

I I

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MINERALS
PLAGIOCLASE
Plagioclase feldspar is the dominant mineral of the thin

sections.

It composes 40% to 60% of all grains.

In compo-

sition the feldspar varies from andesine to labradorite with

labradorite more abundant.
shows albite twinning, and si

The feldspar almost invariably
mall carlsbad twinning is com-

mon.

Rarely

the

feldspar

shows

zoning.

The

feldspar

relatively unaltered,

but

most

crystals show tiny fractures

along which there has been sericitization.

Some grains show

saussuritization.

PYROXENE

The dominant pyroxene is pigeonite.

It makes up about

25%

to 35

of the slides.

It occurs mostly in short stubby

anhedral crystals intersticially between the feldspar.

Occa-

sionally,
sections

the crystals are subhedral;

can

found.

The

larger

and rarely, eight sided

crystals

show

parting.

Pigeonite is colorless but the abundant inclusions tend to give

brownish

tinge.

Where

these

inclusions

are

closely

spaced,
twinned.

schiller

structure

evident.

Some

crystals

Some of the grains are coarser than the majority.

Hypes-

then

is the dominant pyroxene

in these grains.

It is pale

green and very slightly pleochroic from greenish to pale red.
Inclusions producing schiller structure are commonly present.
Hypersthene crystals are present rarely in some of the grains
composed of smaller crystals.

ACCESSORY

AND

ALTERATION PRODUCTS

Magnetite is the most abundant accessory mineral.

apparently
alteration

titaniferous in
o leucoxene can

some

instances,

be observed.

because

It is
little

Other accessories

are rutile needles in the feldspar, colorless amphibole,

is probably tremolite, and some flakes of biotite.
two minerals are probably alteration products. (

C: nn

which

The latter
theirr altera-

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STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

bottom

well.

However

because

thick

lava

flows

also

may be composed of a diabase,

mens came from a

possible that these speci-

thick lava flow.

COMPARISON WITH
Basic dikes are widely dis'

OTHER BASIC DIKES

tribute and have been intruded

at different

times

the

geologic

history

North

America.

Only

the

Rocky

well

established

Mountains

and

will

important
considered

intrusions

trying

east

deter-

mine

the correlation

of the

Florida

diabase.

PRE-CAMBRIAN

DIABASES

Diabase

dikes

common

in pre-Cambrian

rocks.

The

two

most

important

areas

the

Canadian

Shield

and

Adirondack

Mountains.

Moore

has

published

a sum-

mary

the

igneous

rock

the

Canadian

Shield

their

relation
Shield

gold

area.

depo

Moore

states

Basic
. "In

dikes are
my study

abundant

the

Algoman

sequences,

lamphrophyres

were

found

areas

investigated.'
the Algoman,

Moore

like those

also

states

"The

lamprophyres

of later geological systems,

constitute

a group of rocks of

quite

varied

compositions.

The minettes

or mica lamprophyres,

are the most common

with hornblende

types
rarer.
more

next

in order

These

acidic

than

and

dikes

augite

and

olivene

characteristically

ordinary

basalt.

They

varieties

porphyritic

not

much

and

seem

correlate with

the Florida

diabase.

The Adirondack Mountains have many diabase dikes.

Nu-

merous

descriptions

local

occurrences

have

appeared

literature.
survey in
summary

Kemp

1893.

which

and

Marsters

Buddington

has

diabase

made

published

dikes

detailed
.d a mor

regional
e recent

considered.

The

diabase dikes are

younger than

other pre-Cambrian rocks

but do not cut the Cambrian Potsdam

sandstone.

They show

"distinct

chill

zones

(locally

glass)

locally

miarolitic

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FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

amygdaloidal structure."

dorite

6 The mineral composition is labra-

, plagioclase, augite, and small amounts of hypersthene

and

biotite.

Although

the

porphyritic

and

amygdaloidal

structures characteristic of these rocks are not found in the

Florida sample,

the composition and

diabasic structure

much

more

akin

Adirondack

specimens

than

the

Canadian Shield basic rocks.

DEVONIAN DIABASE

The post Devonian alkaline intrusions of Quebec forming
the cores of the Monteregian Hills have associated with them

many

basic

dikes.

These

are,

according

Adams

7 and

Osborne,

mainly tinguaite porphyries,

camptonites, etcetera.

These dikes are
Florida sample.

much

more alkaline

character than

the

CARBONIFERO US DIKES

There are abundant dikes in New England and New York

basic

authors

character.

with

Carboniferous

They

general

age.

have

agreement

These

been

that

dikes

described

they

are

commonly

various
probably
lampro-

phyres

alkaline

composition

which

classified

mainly

as camptonite and monchiquite. They differ from the Florida
sample both in texture and composition. The latter is most

important from the standpoint of correlation.

TRIASSIC DIKES

Probably

the

best

known

and

most

widespread

the

basic igneous rocks in the east are of Triassic age.

sills

Dikes,

, and flows of this age have been discovered from Nova

Scotia to North Carolina.

The rocks are diabases and basalts.

Fisher made the following statement concerning dikes around

Lewiston, Maine.

"Urry

ported an age of 170

dike

material

from

the

(personal
8 million
Lewiston

communication)

has re-

years for freshly blasted

City

quarry.

states

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STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

basic dikes of the Lewiston region are property placed in the
Triassic." 0

The

best known

of these

Triassic

basic

rocks

the

Pali-

sade diabase sill.

Frederick

Walker :o has published a detailed

study of this

formation.

The specimen from

the Florida

well

shows

interesting

comparisons

with

Walker's

description.

The fragments from the Florida well represent rock recovered

upper

feet
part

drilling.

some

Therefore

igneous

mass

, they
(dike,

presumably

sill,

or flow)

The

upper part of the Palisades sill is characterized by the

pyrox-

ene

(pigeonite)

Florida

well

according

specimen

Walker

is pigeonite.

The

pyroxene

Hypersthene

occurs

both

the

upper

and

lower

chilled

phase

Palisade

and seems to

part

the

incompatible

diabase.

with

Hypersthene

pigeonite i
is present

with

unchilled
pigeonite

in some grains in

the

Florida

well specimens.

The dominant feldspar of the top of the Palisade sill shows

same

range

in composition

as that

the

Florida

well

while

the feldspar of

the lower part of the

Palis

ades

is more

basic and the central

part more acidic than that of the upper

chilled
seems

zone.

The

very

specimen

similar to

the

Florida

chilled

well

zone

(W-336)

Pali-

sade

diabase sill.

Marsters,"

while

studying

Triassic

dikes

Nova

Scotia

, noted how very similar they were

Kemp's

Triassic

slides from

EARLY

New

TERTIARY

Jersey.

DIKES

Along the

Balcones

many basic intrusions.

mately 200 mile

Fault

zone

there

a belt

containing

This belt is known to extend approxi-

and is believed by some geologists to extend

considerably

further

northeast.

Lonsdale 1

has

dis-

cussed

thes

fissure

ligneous
eruptions

rocks

and

associated

he states that the

with

faulting.

intrusions

end

the

Cretaceous

and

extending

into

Tertiary

The

dikes

FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

are basaltic types with a uniform total iron content.

They

have a marked alkaline character with sodium predominating

over potash.

Basaltic types without analcite are rare.

high alkalinity of these rocks differs from the Florida speci-
men and seems to preclude correlation.

CONCLUSIONS

The sample from the Florida

well is an olivine free dia-

The

base.
more

In general the basic dikes of the Canadian Shield are

acidic

than

typical

diabase.

The

dikes

New

England, New York, the Monteregian Hills, and the Balcones
Fault zone are all much more alkaline than the diabase of

the Florida well.

Only two groups of dikes seem to be similar

to the Florida diabase in composition

the pre-Cambrian dikes

of the Adirondack Mountains, and the Triassic dikes found

from Nova

Scotia

North

Carolina.

The

diabase

the

Florida sample agrees surprisingly well in mineral composi-

tion with the upper chilled zone of the Palisade diabase.

The

sample from Florida
as Triassic in age.

Well

(W-336)

is tentatively

classified

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

Appendix

Certain information

concerning the wells which

could not

be incorporated

conveniently

in the

main

body

text is

given for the sake of

completeness.

. MARY

RIVER

OIL

CORPORATION,

HILLIARD TURPENTINE COMPANY WELL

(W-336)

The

first

salt

water

was

encountered

between

and

2230 feet.

A sample of this water was analyzed

by the City

Jacksonville.

1937
this

, by

Malcolm

This

sample

Pirnie.

The

was

collected

following

August
analysis

sample:

Constituents

Total soli<
Total har
Silica (Si'
Iron (FE4
Aluminum
Calcium (

ds
dnei
03)

3S ....C .....-.... .-C.... ..C . .... C .. .. ..- .- ...
S C C C *C S- S S C C C* CC C S C CC CS C C S

Oa) -

:Ca) ......

-* .. C C C .....

Parts per
million
64,340
9,655
56
57.2
463

Magnesium

(Mg)

Sodium

Bicarbonate

Potassium
alkalinity

(Na-K)

19.242

Sulphates
Chlorine

(SO4)
(Cl) ....

3,912
33,600

(NO

DRILLERS

20.77

LOG

MARY'S RIVER OIL CORPORATION

HILLIARD

TURPENTINE

COMPANY

WELL

(W-336)

DEPTH

FORMATION
Surface sand, gray and soft.

Soft

brown sandstone.

Sandy marl with shells.

Lime shell

, blue, hard.

Marl and shell.

Blue,

gray, soft.

Dark gray,

hard lime.

Lime and marl

fossils.

It, I 3 I.,-,--

n r -E

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SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

DEPTH

FORMATION

Marl

with lime shells.

Hard lime.
Sandy lime.

183-
187-
210-
220-
225-
250-
258-
264-
268-
275-
282-
290-
300-
305-
340-
387-

Hard lime with

Sandy
Hard

Very
Soft,

lime

Set 16"

casing 190'

dark streaks.

with good rainbows.

lime shells.

hard

lime.

dark sandy lime.

Quartz sand,

with sweet water.

Carrying water.

Marl

and lime

Very hard,

Sandy

gra;

shell.
y lime.

lime.

Sandy lime with bed of fossils.
Sandy lime.
Dark sandy lime.
Soft sandy lime.

394- 412

Marl

and lime shells.

412-
417-
420-
425-
470-
480-
483-
500-
505-
512-
525-
540-
565-
568-
590-
600-

Top of Ocala lime.
Soft white lime.

Hard lime.

Soft
Dark
Hard

lime.
gray
lime.

sand.

Soft lime.
Hard lime.

Soft
Very

lime.
hard lime.

Soft lime.

Soft lime

, very porous.

Hard lime.

Soft
Bed

lime.
of fossils.

Hard lime.
Sandy shale

and lime.

Strong gas odor.
Soft lime.

Lime

630-
635-
670-
695-
697-
700-
725-
740-
760-

with shells.

Hard lime.
Soft lime.

Hard

lime.

Hard lime

Hard

with

of fossils.

lime.

Soft lime.
Hard lime.
Soft lime.

795- 800
800- 820
820- 845
845- 855

Color changed from

white

to light

brown,

of fossils.

Hard lime.
Light hard lime, fine grain.
Soft lime.

620- 625

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DEPTH
990-1025
1025-1035
1035-1083
1083-1095
1095-1130
1130-1140
1140-1150
1150-1195
1195-1210
1210-1215
1215-1225
1225-1255
1255-1260
1260-1270
1270-1280
1280-1295
1295-1305
1305-1308
1308-1335
1335-1360
1360-1385
1385-1405
1405-1440
1440-1445
1445-1450
1450-1495
1495-1500
1500-1550
1550-1580
1580-1590
1590-1760
1760-1765
1765-1812

OF WELLS

FORMATION

Grayish brown lime,
Grayish brown lime,

Grayish bri
Gray lime,
Gray lime,
Gray lime,
White lime,

White

own

lime,

soft.
very hard.
soft.
. Set 1135'

lime.

with hard streaks.
with hard streaks,

with

hard

of 10"

with some fossils.

streaks.

casing.

Very hard white lime.
Light brown lime.

Soft streaks,
Brown sandy

Hard gray

Hard

gray

light brown
liftie.

lime.
lime.

shale

lime.

breaks.

Hard brown lime.

Soft

gray

Gray-brown

lime.

lime,

hard.

Gray-brown sandy lime,

Sand

Brown,
Brown,
Brown.

showed

hard,

tested 50

sulphur water.

sand.

soft lime.

soft lime

, hard streaks.

soft lime.

Hard and soft gray

Hard
Lime
Light

brownish

gray

with about 3'

lime.
Slime.
shale.

brown sandy lime.

Light browr
Bright light

Light
Light

brown

i lime,

very

brown lime

lime,

brown lime,

very

hard.
very
soft.

break

Reset 10"

casing 1485'

hard.

of shale.

Light brown lime.
Gray sandy shale.
Light brown lime.

1812

-1826

1826-1835

1835

-1840

Hard,

flinty

1

Brown sandy
Brown sandy

ime,
lime

shows asphalt streaks.
. shows oil.

lime.

1840-1845
1845-1858
1858-1924
1924-1932
1932-1945
1945-1950
1950-1955
1955-1965
1965-1975
1975-1980
1980-1985
1985-2025
2025-2083
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Gray lime.
Gray lime,

soft.

Brown and gray lime, soft.

Brown

and gray

lime,

soft.

Brown and gray lime, soft.
Brown gray lime, hard.

Brown gray

lime, some

Light brown and gray

Still

green shale,

lime,

Good showing oil at 1975.

Light
Oil
Ligl
Bro'

it

brown

gray

showing.
it brown and gray

wn

sandy

lime,
nfl .. A -

lime

lime

shows asphalt and

hard.

hard.

soft.

soft.

hard.
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FLORIDA

GEOLOGICAL

SURVEY-BULLETIN

TWENTY-SIX

DEPTH

FORMATION

2230-2235
2235-2245
2245-2265
2265-2290
2290-2305
2305-2312
2312-2325
2325-2338
2338-2350
2350-2362
2362-2425
2425-2430
2430-2445
2445-2465
2465-2477
2477-2490
2490-2495
2495-2505
2505-2515
2515-2525
2525-2550
2550-2560
2560-2573
2573-2635
2635-2645
2645-2680
2680-2685
2685-2710
2710-2720
2720-2730
2730-2795
2795-2807
2807-2815
2815-2855
2855-2860
2860-2880
2880-2890
2890-2895
2895-3130
3130-3145
3145-3165
3165-3175
3175-3205
3205-3220

Dark

gray

sandy

Gray brown sandy

Brown

blue

Gray blue sandy

Light
Browr
Gray

Blue
Blue

lime.
lime,

sandy
lime.

soft.
lime.

brown lime.

1 gray
lime, s

shale.
shale,

sandy

lime,

soft.

3ome shale.

small

globules

Light brown lime,

Light
Very

brown lime.

hard

light

som

brown

of asphalt.
e blue shale.

lime.

Very hard gray lime.

Gray and

blue lime.

Dark blue and gray lime.
Grayish blue lime, some blue shale.

Grayish blue
Blue lime, bl

Dark

blue

lime.

ue anhydrite.

lime

Dark blue lime.

Gray

lime

Light gray

Light
Light
Gray

mixed

lime

brown lime.

brown
lime, s

sandy
oft.

some

with
soft.

phosphate

blue

pebbles.

shale.

lime.

Light brown lime.

Dark gray

sandy

lime,

very

hard.

Dark gray sandy lime.

Brown sandy

Light
Buff

Buff

Brow
Buff
Buff

lime,

brown sandy

colored

soft.
lime.

lime.

colored lime, anhydrite.

n

gray

lime,

colored lime,

colored lime

sandy.
sandy.

, sandy,

anhydrite.

Buff colored lime, sandy

Buff
Buff
Buff

colored lime, hard anhydrite.

colored lime,
colored lime.

Bottom

of hard lime.

very hard.

Broken gray shaly lime and sand.

Lime

very

soft.

Gives

but little

sample.

Broken sandy lime and shale, soft.

Broken sandy

lime,

gray.

Very

little sample.

220-3245

3245-3265
3265-3280

3280-3288
R2RR-R2902

Broken
sample.
Broken

sandy

sandy

lime,

lime,

Shelly lime, slacks.

white

pure

very

lime

soft

lime

lime slacks.

slacks.

No sample.

No sample.

Pepper and salt lime, gray hard.
Penner and salt lime. wrav hard.

lime slacks.

Small amount

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS

DEPTH
3716-3725
3725-3730
3730-3733
3733-3748
3748-3865
3865-3882
3882-3915
3915-3929
3929-3935
3935-3944
3944-3945
3945-3958
3958-3963
3963-3983
3983-3985
3985-3990
3990-4008
4008-4012

4012

-4026

4026-4029
4029-4030
4030-4038
4038-4039
4039-4040
4040-4044
4044-4049
4049-4052
4052-4075
4075-4100
4100-4105
4105-4110
4110-4115
4115-4120
4120-4125
4125-4149
4149-4153
4153-4158
4158-4169
4169-4177
4177-4188
4188-4202

FORMATION

Gray

shale

Gray shale,

and
very

lime

breaks.

hard lime.

Very hard lime.

Hard

and stratified.

Very tough

blue

sticky

shale

Lime shells and broken shale.
Gray sticky shale or gumbo.

Gray

or gumbo.

gumbo.

Shale.
Hard lime.
Shale break.
Shale.

Dark shale
Dark gray

Very

hard,

lime

streaks.

lime, shale streaks.

blue

slaty

Very hard, gray shale.

Hard

shale.

lime and shale streaks.

Blue shale,

Hard

shale

sandy.
. lime

showing.
Sandy lime and shale.

Sandy

Gas showing at

streaks,

broken

top of

casing.

formations.

Sand

shale.

Sandy shale, lime shells.

Sandy shale,
Shale.

Shale

Gumbo,
Shale.

Sandy
Shale,
Shale

lime shells,

black

bluish

chunks of

asphalt.

sand.

gray

shale.

gray
and

sand.

Caving shale.

Sandy
Sandy
Lime.
Lime
Lime.

Gray

lime.
lime

shale.

shale.

shaly

lime.

Red rock and red stained shale.

Sandy
Sandy

lime.
lime,

very

hard.

Dark lime.

2-4209

4209-4212

4212

-4215

4215-4220
4220-4227
4227-4232

-4260

Sandy

lime.

Brown sandy
Sandy shale.
Shale.
Lime.

Lime
Shale.

lime.

hard.

4260-4266

Sandy shale.

100 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY-BULLETIN TWENTY-SIX

DEPTH FORMATION
4331-4333 Shale and sand streaks. Oil showing.
4333-4375 Gumbo or sticky shale.
4375-4385 Blew tools up in casing 350'.
4385-4435 Gumbo and sticky shale.
4435-4437 Lime and pyrite, very hard.
4437-4445 Gumbo or shale.
4445-4461 Light shale.
4461-4463 Black shale and asphalt.
4463-4485 Shale with green streaks, lime shells.
4485-4515 Sticky shale, light gray in color.
4515-4528 Shale and little sand.
4528-4534 Sand.
4534-4550 Sand. (At 4547' black saturated oil sand.)
4550-4560 Sand, salt water.
4560-4562 Dark shale ........
4562-4587 Heaving sand.
4587-4588 Lime and gravel.
4588-4615 Red sand, hard.
4615-4635 Purple sand rock.
4635-4645 Black shale, very hard. Set 6%" casing.
4645-4670 Black shale, very hard.
4670-4680 Black shale.
4680-4730 Black shale, very hard.
4730-4745 Sand, very hard.
4745-4762 Sand and black shale, very hard.
4762-4764 Lime shell.
4764-4795 Black shale. Oil showing.
4795-4800 Sand, very hard.
4800-4814 Sand, brown in color.
4814-4820 Hard rock.
4820-4821 Hard lime, shell.
4821-4824 Hard rock, black in color, determined as diabase.
Total depth-4824 feet.

CITY OF QUINCY WATER WELL (W-4)

The files of the Florida Geological Survey contain a
driller's log of the City of Quincy water well to a depth of
898' feet. The well was deepened eventually to 1395 feet, but
the driller's log of the deepened portion was not submitted.
That portion of the driller's log which is available follows:

DEPTH FORMATION
0- 15 Sand and clay.
15- 90 Sticky blue clay.
90- 93 Blue mud.
93- 95 Lime rock.
95-100 Sticky white mud.
100-110 Blue mud.
110-115 Gray mud.
115-120 Gray sticky mud.
120-122 Lime rock.
122-132 Sticky clay.
132-138 Gray sticky mud.
138-145 Fine white sand.
145-150 Blue mud.

STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEONTOLOGIC STUDIES OF WELLS 101

DEPTH FORMATION
150-160 Sticky blue mud.
160-169 Blue mud.
169-170 Rock.
170-175 Blue mud.
175-176 Rock.
176-189 Blue mud.
189-200 Hard, dry sand.
200-202 Blue clay.
202-207 Brown lime rock.
207-215 Hard brown lime.
215-220 Gray lime.
220-228 Sticky mud.
228-230 Lime rock.
230-245 Gray lime rock.
245-250 Lime rock.
250-264 Gray mud.
264-266 Gray rock.
266-280 Gray mud.
280-288 Sticky blue mud.
288-291 Blue shale.
291-300 Lime rock.
300-315 Hard rock.
315-319 Blue sticky mud.
319-325 Dark gray lime.
325-333 Sticky blue marl.
333-336 Blue marl.
336-346 Hard limestone with chalk.
346-355 Hard blue limestone.
355-370 Limestone.
370-380 Hard gray limestone.
380-388 Soft chalky lime.
388-404 Hard limestone.
404-451 Limestone.
451-475 Brown flinty limestone.
475-500 Brown limestone (water bearing).
500-505 Hard white limestone.
505-535 Hard brown limestone.
535-555 Hard white limestone.
555-595 Shelly white limestone.
595-605 Hard limestone.
605-613 Limestone, water bearing.
613-625 Limestone.
625-630 Hard limestone.
630-635 Honey-comb coral.
635-663 Hard limestone.
663-673 Hard lime.
673-745 Limestone.
745-751 Brown flint.
751-898 Hard limestone.

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	Front Matter
	Table of Contents
	Main
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