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| State | Alabama |
|---|---|
| Name | Tuscaloosa Group; Coker Formation |
| Geologic age | Cretaceous |
| Original map label | Kck |
| Primary rock type | sand |
| Secondary rock type | clay or mud |
| Other rock types | silt; gravel; chert |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed)varicolored micaceous clay, dark-gray carbonaceous clay; medium-gray carbonaceous silty clay Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Bed)Light-colored micaceous very fine to medium sand, cross-bedded sand; beds of thinly laminated finely glauconitic very fine to fine sand; in southeastern Elmore County the formation includes marine sediments consisting of glauconitic, fossiliferous, quartzose fine to medium sand Minor
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Bed)Beds of thinly laminated finely glauconitic very fine to fine sand, silt and dark-gray carbonaceous clay (Eoline Member) occur locally in the lower part in western AL; In southeastern Elmore County the formation includes marine sediments consisting of glauconitic, fossiliferous, quartzose fine to medium sand and medium-gray carbonaceous silty clay. Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)a few thin gravel beds containing quartz and chert pebbles; locally quartz and chert gravels at the base of the formation range in size from very fine pebbles to large cobbles. Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Bed)a few thin gravel beds containing quartz and chert pebbles; locally quartz and chert gravels at the base of the formation range in size from very fine pebbles to large cobbles. |
| 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 | Autauga - Bibb - Chilton - Elmore - Fayette - Hale - Lamar - Marion - Perry - Pickens - Shelby - Tuscaloosa - Walker - Winston |
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