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Leadville, Gilman, Dyer, Parting, and Sawatch Fms in west-central and south-central. Leadville Limestone, Ouray Limestone, Elbert Fm, and Ignacio Quartzite in far southwest

Elbert Fm: shale and sandstone.
StateColorado
NameLeadville, Gilman, Dyer, Parting, and Sawatch Fms in west-central and south-central. Leadville Limestone, Ouray Limestone, Elbert Fm, and Ignacio Quartzite in far southwest
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Cambrian Ordovician(?) Silurian(?) Devonian(?) Carboniferous
Original map labelMD_
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Other rock typesquartzite; sandstone; shale
Lithologic constituents
Major
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
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 coverageArchuleta - Eagle - Grand - Hinsdale - La Plata - Routt - San Juan

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