USGS - science for a changing world

Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data

Mineral Resources > Online Spatial Data > Geology > by state > Alabama

Talladega Group; Butting Ram Sandstone

Butting Ram Sandstone - white to light-bluish-gray medium to coarse-grained, locally conglomeratic thick-bedded quartzose sandstone. Possible Devonian fossils.
StateAlabama
NameTalladega Group; Butting Ram Sandstone
Geologic ageSilurian?-Devonian
Original map labeltbr
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typeconglomerate
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)white to light-bluish-gray medium to coarse-grained, locally conglomeratic thick-bedded quartzose sandstone. Possible Devonian fossils.
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)white to light-bluish-gray medium to coarse-grained, locally conglomeratic thick-bedded quartzose sandstone. Possible Devonian fossils.
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 coverageChilton - Clay - Coosa - Talladega

Show this information as [XML]

AccessibilityFOIAPrivacyPolicies and Notices

Take Pride in America logoUSA.gov logoU.S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey
URL: http://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=ALtbr;7
Page Contact Information: Peter Schweitzer