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Leadville Limestone, Gilman Sandstone, Dyer Dolomite, and Parting Fm

Parting Fm: quartzite and shale.
StateColorado
NameLeadville Limestone, Gilman Sandstone, Dyer Dolomite, and Parting Fm
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Ordovician Silurian(?) Devonian
Original map labelMD
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typesandstone
Other rock typesdolostone (dolomite); shale; quartzite
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Minor
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Map references
Tweto, Ogden 1979, Geologic Map of Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Special Geologic Map, scale 1:500,000.
Unit references
Tweto, Ogden 1979, Geologic Map of Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Special Geologic Map, scale 1:500,000.
Geographic coverageEagle - Garfield - Hinsdale - La Plata - Ouray - Rio Blanco - San Juan

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