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Geologic units in Grant county, Oklahoma

[Additional scientific data in this geographic area]

Terrace Deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene) at surface, covers 12 % of this area

WOODWARD- Lenticular and interfingering deposits of light-tan to gray gravel, sand, silt, clay, and volcanic ash. Sand dunes are common in many places. Thickness ranges up to 150 feet and averages about 60 feet. ENID- Sand, silt, clay, and gravel. Maximum thickness, about 75 feet (23 m) along major streams. TULSA- Fine gravel, sand, silt, and clay. CLINTON- Stream-laid deposits of sand, silt, clay, gravel, and volcanic ash; thickness ranges from 0 to about 120 feet. OKLAHOMA CITY- Lenticular beds of sand, silt, clay, and gravel. Thickness ranges from a few feet to about 100 feet and probably averages about 50 feet along major streams. FORT SMITH- Gravel, sand, silt, and clay. LAWTON- Sand, clay, and gravel as much as 75 feet (23 m) in Tillman County, ranging from 5 to 50 feet (2 to 15 m) elsewhere. ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Gravel, sand, silt, clay, and volcanic ash; thickness, about 5 to 50 feet; at various levels, as high as 160 feet above present flood plains. McALESTER TEXARKANA- Gravel, sand, silt, clay, and volcanic ash; several levels 20 to 160 feet or more above present flood plains, with each level containing deposits that average 20 to 30 feet in thickness, some windblown sand on top; may include colluvial wash down sides of hills

Lithology: sand; gravel; volcanic ash

Fairmont Shale (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 23 % of this area

WOODWARD- Red-brown blocky shale with some greenish-gray calciti siltstones. Thickness ranges up to 160 feet. ENID- Mainly red-brown shale with many thin layers of calcitic siltstone in upper 60 feet (18 m). Thickness, about 150 feet (45 m). (Hennessey Group) OKLAHOMA CITY- Red-brown blocky shale; grades into "Garber Sandstone" at base. Thickness, 30 feet at Oklahoma City, 110 feet near Purcell, and 120 feet near Kingfisher. (Hennessey Group) ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Shale, red-brown, blocky; thickness, 40 to 80 feet, decreasing southward. (Hennessey Group)

Lithology: shale; siltstone

Bison Formation or Bison Shale (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 0.4 % of this area

WOODWARD- "Bison Formation"- Mostly orange-brown to greenish-gray fine-grained sandstone. Thickness ranges up to 120 feet. ENID- "Bison Formation"-Mainly red-brown shale and greenish-gray and orange-brown calcitic siltstone with minor sandstone in Garfield County. Thickness, about 120 feet (35 m). (Hennessey Group) CLINTON- "Bison Formation," Pbi, is exposed as orange-brown and greenish-gray, fine-grained sandstone and siltstone. The Bison is gradational southward into reddish-brown shale; it thins southward and is about 120 feet thick. OKLAHOMA CITY- "Bison Formation"-Mostly red-brown shale; grades northward into many thin greenish-gray calcitic siltstones and some orange-brown fine-grained sandstones and siltstones. "Reeding Sandstone Bed" at base. Thickness ranges from 95 feet in south to 120 feet in north. (Hennessey Group). ARDMORE-SHERMAN- "Bison Shale"-Shale, gray to red-brown, calcareous, blocky; thickness, 50 to 90 feet, decreasing southward. (Hennessey Group)

Lithology: shale; sandstone; siltstone

Alluvium (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene) at surface, covers 20 % of this area

WOODWARD- Lenticular and interfingering deposits of gravel, sand, silt, and clay. Generally light-tan to gray. Thickness along major streams ranges up to 100 feet and probably averages 40 feet; along minor streams the thickness ranges up to 45 feet and probably averages 20 feet. ENID- Sand, silt, clay, and locally gravel. Maximum thickness ranges from 30 to 80 feet (9 to 24 m) along major streams and from 0 to 60 feet (0 to 18 m) along minor streams. TULSA- Gravel, sand, silt, and clay. TULSA- Gravel, sand, silt, and clay. OKLAHOMA CITY- Sand, silt, clay, and lenticular beds of gravel. Thickness ranges from about 30 to 100 feet and probably averages about 50 feet along major streams. Along minor streams, thickness ranges from a few feet to about 50 feet and probably averages about 25 feet. LAWTON- Sand, clay, and gravel as much as 50 feet (15 m) thick; Shown only along major streams and tributaries . ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Gravel, sand, silt, and clay, including low terraces; thickness, about 25 to 100 feet. McALESTER TEXARKANA- Gravel, sand, silt, and clay, including low terraces about 30 feet above channels; thickness, about 50 feet along Little River and 110 feet along Red River

Lithology: alluvium

Sumner Group (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian [Cimarronian]) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Ninnescah Shale (base N)- mostly red silty shale with some gray shale , argillaceous limestone and dolomite. Wellington FM with Carlton Limestone Member (base CR)-mostly gray and some red shale with minor limestone and dolomite, siltstone, gypsum and anhydrite

Lithology: shale; limestone; siltstone; dolostone (dolomite); evaporite

Kingman Formation or Kingman Siltstone (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

WOODWARD- "Kingman Formation"- Orange-brown to greenish-gray fine-grained sandstone and siltstone, with some red-brown shale. Thickness is about 70 feet. ENID- "Kingman Siltstone"- Mainly red-brown with several thin layers of greenish-gray and orange-brown calcitic siltstone. Thickness, about 70 feet (20 m). (Hennessey Group) OKLAHOMA CITY- "Kingman Siltstone"- Orange-brown to greenish- gray, even bedded siltstones with some fine-grain sandstone and red-brown shale; grades southward into "Purcell Sandstone". Thickness, 30 feet. (Hennessey Group)

Lithology: siltstone; sandstone; shale

Wellington Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

ENID- Mostly red-brown shale to north, grading into fine-grained sandstone and mudstone conglomerate southward into Logan County. Thickness, about 850 feet (260 m). (Sumner Group) OKLAHOMA CITY- Red-brown shale and orange-brown fine-grained sandstone, containing much maroon mudstone conglomerate and chert conglomerate to south. Thickness ranges from about 150 feet in south to 500 feet in north. (Sumner Group) LAWTON- Maroon shale, about 130 feet (40 m) thick, with greenish-gray and black sandstone of the "Ryan Sandstone Bed" at base. (Sumner Group) ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Shale, red-brown, with several 20- to 30-foot bituminous sandstones at base ("Ryan"); thickness, about 100 to 200 feet, decreasing southeastward.

Lithology: shale; sandstone; conglomerate; chert

Salt Plains Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

WOODWARD- Orange-brown fine-grained sandstone and siltstone, with a greenish-gray sandstone in middle 30 feet ("Crisfield Sandstone Member") unmapped. Thickness ranges up to 160 feet. ENID- Mainly red-brown shale with several thin beds of orange-brown, fine-grained sandstone. Thickness about 160 feet (50 m). (Hennessey Group) OKLAHOMA CITY- Red-brown blocky shale orange-brown siltstone, grades southward into Pp "Purcell Sandstone" in Norman area. Thickness, 200 feet. (Hennessey Group)

Lithology: shale; sandstone; siltstone

Alluvium (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

unconsolidated sand, silt, clay, and gravel

Lithology: gravel; sand; silt; clay or mud

Nippewalla Group (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian [Custerian Cimarronian]) at surface, covers 0.1 % of this area

Dog Creek FM- maroon silty shale, siltstone, fine-grained feldspathic sandstone. Blaine FM- (base B) gypsum beds separated by dolomite and red shale. Flower Pot Shale -(base FL) red gypsiferous shale silty shale and minor sandstone and siltstone. Cedar Hills Sandstone- feldspathic sandstone, siltstone, and silty shale. Salt Plain FM- red flaky, silty shale and some siltstone with thick salt beds at base. Harper Sandstone with Kingman Sandstone member (base K)- red argillaceous siltstone and fine silty sandstone with a few beds of res shale and white sandstone. Stone Coral FM- dolomite, anhydrite, gypsum and salt.

Lithology: siltstone; sandstone; shale; evaporite

Loess (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

eolian silts

Lithology: silt

Garber Sandstone (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 33 % of this area

ENID- Mostly orange-brown, fine- to medium-grained quartzose sandstone and conglomerate, grading northward into shale and calcitic siltstone. Thickness, about 600 feet (180 m). (Sumner Group) OKLAHOMA CITY- Mostly orange-brown to red-brown fine-grained sandstone, irregularly bedded with red-brown shale and some chert and mudstone conglomerate. Thickness ranges from 150 feet in south to 400 feet or more in north. (Sumner Group) LAWTON- "Garber Sandstone," Pg, reddish-brown, fine-grained sandstone and mudstone conglomerate, 160 to 210 feet (49 to 64 m) thick, containing a basal sandstone, the "Asphaltum Sandstone Bed," about 10 to 60 feet (3 to 18 m) thick.(Sumner Group) ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Sandstone, red-brown, fine- to coarse-grained; thickness, about 110 to 150 feet, including Fairmont Shale west of Elmore City, Garvin County

Lithology: sandstone; conglomerate; shale; siltstone; chert