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| State | Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Name | Woodbine Formation |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Late |
| Original map label | Kw |
| Comments | Tuff and tuffaceous cross bedded sand with basal gravel and clay, calcarous sandstone lens. Approximately 350 ft. thick. |
| Primary rock type | volcanic rock (aphanitic) |
| Secondary rock type | sand |
| Other rock types | gravel; clay or mud; sandstone |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Igneous > Volcanic (Pyroclastic, tuff) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Lense) Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed) |
| Map references | Haley, B. R., Glick, E. E., Bush, W. V.; Clardy, B. F.; Stone, C. G.; Woodward, M. B., Zachry, D.L., 1993, Geologic Map of Arkansas: U.S.Geological Survey Special Geologic Map. Scale 1:500K |
| Unit references | Dane,C. H.,1929, Upper Cretaceous formations of southwestern Arkansas: Arkansas Geol. Survey Bull.1, 215 pp. |
| Geographic coverage | Hempstead - Howard - Little River - Pike - Sevier |
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