New Albany Shale
| New Albany Shale | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Devonian-Mississippian | |
New Albany Shale, outcrops in Bullitt County, Kentucky | |
| Type | Formation |
| Sub-units | Blocher, Camp Run, Clegg Creek, Lower Blackiston, Morgan Trail & Selmier members |
| Underlies | Hannibal Shale & Rockford Limestone |
| Overlies | Boyle Formation, North Vernon, Sellersburg & Sylamore Limestones |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Dolomite, limestone, phosphorite |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 38°42′N 85°42′W / 38.7°N 85.7°W |
| Approximate paleocoordinates | 27°00′S 33°54′W / 27.0°S 33.9°W |
| Region | Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky |
| Country | United States |
| Extent | Illinois Basin |
| Type section | |
| Named for | New Albany, Indiana |
The New Albany Shale is an organic-rich geologic formation of Devonian and Mississippian age in the Illinois Basin of the United States. It is a major source of hydrocarbons.