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The Norman Upland of southern
Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...
comprises hilly terrain caused by the outcropping of
sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...
units at the surface. The Norman Upland is the result of the exposure of the ancient Borden deltaic complex, which includes the Borden Formation. The age of the rocks in the Norman Upland are Mississippian.


See also

* Mitchell Plain * Crawford Upland


References

Geology of Indiana {{US-geology-stub