Mississippian aquifers
Detailed Description
Generally, thick-bedded limestones and sandstones constitute the Mississippian aquifers. In Kentucky and Tennessee, water in the limestone bedrock moves through bedding planes and fractures enlarged by slightly acidic water.
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Sandstone and carbonate-rock aquifers
In scattered places in the United States, carbonate rocks are interbedded with almost equal amounts of water-yielding sandstone. In most places where these two rock types are interbedded, the carbonate rocks yield much more water than the sandstone.
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Sandstone and carbonate-rock aquifers
In scattered places in the United States, carbonate rocks are interbedded with almost equal amounts of water-yielding sandstone. In most places where these two rock types are interbedded, the carbonate rocks yield much more water than the sandstone.