Research Data--KGS
Researcher ORCID Identifier
Hickman, J.B. 0000-0002-3918-6098
Washburn, A.M. 0000-0002-6260-477X
Lukoczki, G. 0000-0002-0661-0198
Files
Dataset Creation Date
7/01/2025
Release Date
7-1-2025
Publisher
University of Kentucky Libraries
Description
The deposits of critical minerals have been found in metalliferous shales. To aid in critical mineral assessments of the Devonian Shales in the Kentucky-Tennessee Mineral District (KTMD), this research project produced a map (digital GIS dataset) of the thickness (isopach) of the combined New Albany Shale/Chattanooga Shale/Ohio Shale interval across the region. The subsurface input data are from oil/gas well records and exploratory mineral core. Well and core records for the KTMD were acquired from the state surveys of Tennessee and Kentucky. Along with the GIS files, a summary table of the 6,607 well and core 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.07.01.2025.3
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
82 KB (polyline contours), 2,450 KB (subsurface extent polygon)
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
Related Content
In addition to the well and core records acquired from the state surveys of Tennessee and Kentucky, additional stratigraphic info for Tennessee was also sourced from:
Evenick, Jonathan Charles, "Potential subsurface structures and hydrocarbon reservoirs in the southern Appalachian basin beneath the Cumberland Plateau and eastern Highland Rim, Tennessee, Kentucky, and southwestern Virginia. " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2006. https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss/1663
Recommended Citation
Hickman, J.B., Washburn, A.M., and Lukoczki, G., 2025, Map of the Thickness of Devonian Shales Across the Kentucky-Tennessee Mineral District (KTMD) [ver. 1, 2025-07]: Kentucky Geological Survey, ser. 14, research data, https://doi.org/10.13023/kgs.data.07.01.2025.3
Notes
Point of Contact: Kentucky Geological Survey
Originator: John Hickman
Publisher: Kentucky Geological Survey
Distributor: UKnowledge