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| State | Alabama |
|---|---|
| Name | Citronelle Formation |
| Geologic age | Pleistocene-Pliocene |
| Original map label | QTci |
| Primary rock type | sand |
| Secondary rock type | clay or mud |
| Other rock types | gravel; chert |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sandmoderate-reddish-brown deeply weathered fine to very coarse quartz sand, limonite pebbles and lenses of limonite cemented sand occur locally in weathered exposures. Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Bed)Gravel is composed of chert and quartz pebbles. Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed)varicolored typically mottled lenticular beds of clay and clayey gravel Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > ChertGravel is composed of chert and quartz pebbles. |
| 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 | Baldwin - Clarke - Conecuh - Escambia - Mobile - Monroe - Washington |
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