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| State | Alabama |
|---|---|
| Name | Parkwood Formation and Floyd Shale undifferentiated |
| Geologic age | Pennsylvanian-Mississippian |
| Original map label | PMpwf |
| Primary rock type | shale |
| Secondary rock type | sandstone |
| Other rock types | mudstone; limestone; chert; mixed clastic/coal; clay or mud |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)Parkwood Formation -- Interbedded medium to dark-gray shale; Floyd Shale -- Dark-gray shale, sideritic in part Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Incidental
Sedimentary > Coal (Bed)clayey coal Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)in Floyd Shale Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Parkwood Formation -- argillaceous limestone; Floyd Shale -- beds of partly bioclastic, partly argillaceous limestone are abundant in parts of Calhoun and Cherokee Counties. |
| 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 | Bibb - Calhoun - Cherokee - Chilton - Coosa - Etowah - Saint Clair - Shelby - Talladega - Tuscaloosa |
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