The regional aspects of stratigraphy as related to the tectonic pattern development of the mid-continent are discussed. A subjective view as derived from geologic syntheses is expressed in an attempt to illustrate some of the more vexing problems of correlation at and near the Mississippian-Pennsylvanian contact. Emphasis is placed upon the development of the tectonic framework during the late Mississippian and early Pennsylvanian time interval thus exposing the relationships of the "Arbuckle" and "Ouachita" Facies.

EDWARD BARRETT

Edward Barrett is Regional Research Geologist for the Continental Oil Company, having been with the company for the last 15 years. He has, for the last 12 years, been concerned with exploration involving the central and eastern United States, with emphasis placed upon stratigraphy and tectonic history. He received a B.S. in geology at Nebraska University in 1948, graduating with membership in Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and Sigma Gamma Epsilon.

Mr. Barrett majored in meteorology, geography, and the social sciences at Southern Illinois University before World War II. He served with the USAF from 1942 to 1946, starting in meteorology, and mustering out as radar observer, bombardier-navigator.

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