Levan Anticline (Discarded)

Location

Northeastern T8S, R3W, Jackson County

References

Root 1928

Description

Root mapped the Levan Anticline from scanty outcrop and borehole data on the "Ava Shale," a local marker bed in lower Pennsylvanian strata approximately 100 feet (30 m) below the Colchester Coal Member. The anticline was shown as having a north-trending axis, a steep east flank, and a small area of closure. It was mapped as being about 8 miles (13 km) southeast of the Campbell Hill Anticline, which is within the Cottage Grove Fault System.

Nelson and Lumm (1985) traced the Bodenschatz-Lick Fault Zone from Missouri toward the area of the Levan Anticline. Pre-Pennsylvanian rocks apparently are faulted in this area, but Pennsylvanian rocks only display a monoclinal flexure, with the east or southeast side downwarped. Further definition of the Levan Anticline, if it exists, is not possible without new information; therefore, use of the name should be discontinued.