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| State | Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Name | Crystal Mountain Sandstone |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Ordovician-Early |
| Original map label | Ocm |
| Comments | Massive sandstone with conglomerate at the base and minor shale. Approximately 850 ft. maximum thickness. A source of museum quality quartz crystal clusters. |
| Primary rock type | sandstone |
| Secondary rock type | shale |
| Other rock types | conglomerate |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (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 | Ferguson, J.G., 1920. Outlines of the geology, soils, and minerals of the State of Arkansas: Arkansas State Bureau of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture,192 pp. Stone, C. G. and Bush, W. V. 1982, Summary of the geology of the eastern Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas: Guidebook - Arkansas Geological Commission, vol.82-2, 24 pp. |
| Geographic coverage | Garland - Montgomery |
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