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Manitou Limestone and Sawatch Quartzite in Southern Front Range and Wet Mountains. One or more Ordovician Fms (Fremont Limestone, Harding Sandstone, and Manitou Dolomite), Dotsero Fm, Peerless Fm, and Sawatch Quartzite in west-ce

Dotsero Fm: Dolomite, in White River plateau only. Peerless Fm: sandstone and dolomite.
StateColorado
NameManitou Limestone and Sawatch Quartzite in Southern Front Range and Wet Mountains. One or more Ordovician Fms (Fremont Limestone, Harding Sandstone, and Manitou Dolomite), Dotsero Fm, Peerless Fm, and Sawatch Quartzite in west-ce
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Cambrian Ordovician
Original map labelO_
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Other rock typesquartzite; sandstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Metamorphic > Metasedimentary > Metaclastic > Quartzite
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
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 - El Paso - Garfield - Rio Blanco - Teller

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