Research Data--KGS
Researcher ORCID Identifier
Hickman, J.B. 0000-0002-3918-6098
Files
Dataset Creation Date
7/01/2025
Release Date
7-1-2025
Publisher
University of Kentucky Libraries
Description
The deposits of critical minerals within the Kentucky-Tennessee Mineral District (KTMD) are hosted within the Late Cambrian to Early Ordovician carbonate rocks of the Knox Group. To aid in critical mineral assessments of the region, this research project produced a map (digital GIS dataset) of the subsurface structure of the top of the Knox Group: the Knox Unconformity surface. All the input data is from oil/gas well records and exploratory mineral core records because these rocks are not exposed within the study area. Well and core records for the KTMD were acquired from the state surveys of Tennessee and Kentucky (344 points), and these were supplemented with additional regional stratigraphic top elevations from the State Geological Survey records of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and West Virginia (1,034 points). Along with the GIS files (see screenshot, below), a summary table of the data points used to produce this map are included as an appendix in this report.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/kgs.data.07.01.2025.2
Rights
© 2025 University of Kentucky.
This dataset is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the dataset creators and source are credited and that changes (if any) are clearly indicated.
File Format
ESRI ShapeFiles
File Size
732 KB (polyline contours)
Version
1
Spatial Coverage
NAD83 Lat/Lon= -87.000°E to -84.250°E, 35.375°N to 37.375°N
Temporal Coverage
Current records (2025)
Language
English
Funding Information
USGS EarthMRI Project # 5052
Recommended Citation
Hickman, J.B., 2025, Structure on the Top of Knox Group, Kentucky-Tennessee Mineral District (KTMD) [ver. 1, 2025-07]: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 14, research data, https://doi.org/10.13023/kgs.data.07.01.2025.2
Notes
Point of Contact: Kentucky Geological Survey
Originator: John Hickman
Publisher: Kentucky Geological Survey
Distributor: UKnowledge