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| State | Alabama |
|---|---|
| Name | Wilcox Group; Hatchetigbee Formation |
| Geologic age | Eocene |
| Original map label | Th |
| Primary rock type | clay or mud |
| Secondary rock type | sand |
| Other rock types | silt; sandstone |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sandcross-bedded glauconitic sand; one or more thin beds of fossiliferous marly glauconitic sand and sandstone occur in the upper part. Near the base is a prominent bed of glauconitic calcareous sand containing abundant fossils and spheroidal to pillow-shaped sandstone concretions (Bashi Marl Member). Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay Minor
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Glauconitic)cross-bedded glauconitic sand; one or more thin beds of fossiliferous marly glauconitic sand and sandstone occur in the upper part. Near the base is a prominent bed of glauconitic calcareous sand containing abundant fossils and spheroidal to pillow-shaped sandstone concretions (Bashi Marl Member). |
| 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 coverage | Butler - Choctaw - Clarke - Conecuh - Covington - Crenshaw - Monroe - Washington - Wilcox |
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