Canton Anticline (Discarded)

Location

Northern part of T6N, R4E, Fulton County

References

Moulton 1925

Description

Moulton's (1925) structure map, based on outcrops and drilling records of the Springfield Coal Member (Pennsylvanian), showed the Canton Anticline as an east-trending nose with less than 20 feet (6 m) of relief. An area of possible closure was denoted as a target for oil exploration.

The coal structure was remapped by Wanless (1957), who used more control points than Moulton. On this map, the Canton Anticline (not mentioned by name) appears as a western extension of the larger St. David Anticline. The use of the name Canton Anticline should, therefore, be discontinued and the structure included as part of the St. David Anticline.