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Sequatchie Formation, Colvin Mountain Sandstone, Greensport Formation undifferentiated

Sequatchie Formation, Colvin Mountain Sandstone, Greensport Formation undifferentiated - variegated dusky-red and pale-yellowish-orange shale, calcareous mudstone, dolomite, siltstone, and minor sandstone. Mapped in areas of facies transition with the Chickamauga Limestone (Scraper Mountain) and in the structurally complex area at the east end of Dry Creek Mountain.
StateAlabama
NameSequatchie Formation, Colvin Mountain Sandstone, Greensport Formation undifferentiated
Geologic ageOrdovician
Original map labelOscmg
Primary rock typeshale
Secondary rock typemudstone
Other rock typessiltstone; dolostone (dolomite); sandstone; bentonite
Lithologic constituents
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > MudstoneGreensport Formation -- calcareous mudstone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone > BentoniteColvin Mountain Sandstone - locally contains thin beds of bentonite in the upper part.
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
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.

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