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Newala Limestone

Newala Limestone - light to dark-gray thick-bedded micritic and peloidal limestone and minor dolomite.
StateAlabama
NameNewala Limestone
Geologic ageOrdovician
Original map labelOn
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)light to dark-gray thick-bedded micritic and peloidal limestone
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
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 coverageBibb - Calhoun - Cherokee - Chilton - Coosa - Etowah - Jefferson - Saint Clair - Shelby - Talladega

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