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Geologic units in McClain county, Oklahoma

Duncan Sandstone (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 29 % of this area

CLINTON- "Duncan Sandstone," Pd, light-gray and reddish-brown, cross-bedded, fine-grained sandstone and mudstone conglomerate with some interbedded yellowish-gray and reddish-brown shales; thickness, about 200 feet; gradational into the Cedar Hills Sandstone northward and into the Flowerpot Shale northward and westward. OKLAHOMA CITY- Mainly red-brown to orange-brown fine-grained sandstone, with some mudstone conglomerate and shale; grades northward into "Cedar Hills Sandstone" and "Chickasha Formation". Thickness, 450 feet near Chickasha, 300 feet near Oklahoma City, and 100 feet or more near Okarche. (El Reno Group) ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Sandstone, white to buff, fine- to coarse-grained, moderately indurated, with interbedded mudstone conglomerates and siltstones; thickness, 100 to 400 feet, decreasing southeastward. (El Reno Group)

Lithology: sandstone; conglomerate; shale; siltstone

Garber Sandstone (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 5 % 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

Wellington Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 2 % 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

Purcell Sandstone (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 11 % of this area

OKLAHOMA CITY- Red-brown to maroon fine- to coarse-grained sandstone, mudstone conglomerate, and red- brown shale. Thickness, 150 feet. (Hennessey Group) ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Sandstone, red-brown to maroon and greenish-gray, fine- to coarse-grained, with some shale and mudstone conglomerate; thickness, 90 to 150 feet, decreasing southward. (Hennessey Group).

Lithology: sandstone; shale; conglomerate

Oscar Group (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

ENID- Mainly shale with many layers of limestones that pinch out southward, where fine-grained arkosic sandstones are thicker and more numerous. Near Kansas border, sequence is (descending): "Herington Limestone" (20 feet thick) at top, "Enterprise Shale" (45 feet thick), "Winfield Limestone, "IPowi (8 feet thick), "Gage Shale" (80 feet thick), "Towanda Limestone" (3 feet thick), "Holmesville Shale" (25 feet thick), "Fort Riley Limestone," IPofr (30 feet thick) and underlying Florence Flint, IPofr (8 feet thick), "Blue Springs Shale" (60 feet thick), "Kinney Limestone" (5 feet thick), "Wymore Shale" (22 feet thick), "Wreford Limestone," IPowr (25 feet thick), "Speiser Shale" (38 feet thick), "Funston Limestone (4 feet thick), "Blue Rapids Shale" (15 feet thick), "Crouse Limestone" (6 feet thick), "Easly Creek Shale" (12 feet thick), "Bader Limestone" (5 feet thick), "Stearns Shale" (10 feet thick), "Morrill Limestone" (2 feet thick), "Florena Shale" (6 feet thick), "Cottonwood Limestone," IPoc (3 feet thick), "Eskridge Shale" (6 feet thick), and "Neva Limestone" (25 feet thick) at base. Total thickness, about 400 feet. OKLAHOMA CITY- Red-brown to gray shale and orange-brown fine-grained, crossbedded sandstone; grades southward into arkosic sandstone and conglomerate. Includes "Herington Limestone" at top inPayne County, "Neva Limestone" (0.2 to 1.2 feet thick) at basein Lincoln County, and "Hart Limestone" (4 to 10 feet thick)at base in Pottawatomie County. In Payne County, includesthin stringers of "Winfield Limestone," IPowi (75 feet belowtop), "Fort Riley Limestone," IPofr (245 feet below top),"Wreford Limestone," IPowr (345 feet below top), and"Cottonwood Limestone," IPoc (525 feet below top). Thickness ranges from 300 feet in south to 600 feet in north. LAWTON- Shale, sandstone, and arkose, 300 to 500 feet (90 to 150 m) thick, base covered. ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Shale, red-brown to gray, with arkosic sandstones and limestone conglomerates near Arbuckle Mountains; "Hart Limestone" at base; thickness, 300 to 500 feet, decreasing southeastward. (Pontotoc Group)

Lithology: shale; sandstone; limestone

Woodford Shale (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Devonian-Late) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Shale, black, fissile, cherty; thickness, 160 to 560 feet, increasing southward. Occurs in the ARBUCKLE MTNS

Lithology: shale

Alluvium (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene) at surface, covers 19 % 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

Fairmont Shale (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 5 % 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

Terrace Deposits (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene) at surface, covers 18 % 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

Chickasha Formation (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 0.7 % of this area

WOODWARD- The "Chickasha Formation" member of Flower Pot Shale (Pc) is a deltaic tongue of red-brown to greenish-gray to orange-brown cross-bedded mudstone conglomerate, siltstone, shale, and fine-grained sandstone, about 30 feet thick, in the middle of the Flowerpot Shale, pinching out northward. CLINTON- "Chickasha Formation," Pc, reddish-brown to maroon mudstone conglomerate with some shale, silstone, and fine- to coarse-grained sandstone; thickness, about 600 feet; gradational northward and westward into the Flowerpot Shale and the Blaine Formation and westward into Dog Creek Shale. OKLAHOMA CITY-Variegated mudstone conglomerate and red-brown to orange- brown silty shale and siltstone, with minor amounts of orange-brown fine-grained sandstone; upper part grades northward into "Dog Creek Shale", "Blaine Formation", "Flowerpot Shale", and upper part of "Cedar Hills Sandstone"; lower part grades into "Duncan Sandstone". Thickness, about 100 feet near Chickasha and 300 feet near Okarche. (El Reno Group) ARDMORE-SHERMAN- Mudstone conglomerate, siltstone, and sandstone, red-brown; thickness, 100 to 200 feet, decreasing southeastward. (El Reno Group)

Lithology: conglomerate; shale; siltstone; sandstone

Bison Formation or Bison Shale (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Permian ) at surface, covers 6 % 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