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Weisner and Wilson Ridge Formations undifferentiated

Weisner and Wilson Ridge Formations undifferentiated -- interbedded quartzose to slightly feldspathic sandstone and laterally continous conglomerate in ledge-forming units separated by greenish-gray silty mudstone.
StateAlabama
NameWeisner and Wilson Ridge Formations undifferentiated
Geologic ageCambrian
Original map labelCwwr
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typeconglomerate
Other rock typesmudstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)interbedded quartzose to slightly feldspathic sandstone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)silty mudstone
Map references
Szabo, M. W., Osborne, E. W., Copeland, C. W. Jr., Neathery; T. L., 1988, Geologic Map of Alabama, Geological Survey of Alabama Special Map 220, scale 1:250,000.
Unit references
Szabo, M. W., Osborne, E. W., Copeland, C. W. Jr., Neathery; T. L., 1988, Geologic Map of Alabama, Geological Survey of Alabama Special Map 220, scale 1:250,000.
Geographic coverageCalhoun - Cherokee - Cleburne - Shelby - Talladega

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