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Ripley Formation

Ripley Formation
StateGeorgia
NameRipley Formation
Geologic ageCretaceous
Original map labelKr
CommentsCoastal Plain sedimentary rocks
Primary rock typeclay or mud
Secondary rock typesand
Other rock typeslimestone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Incidental
Unconsolidated > Marl
Map references
Lawton, D.E., and others, 1976, Geologic Map of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey, scale = 1:500,000.
Unit references
Lawton, D.E., and others, 1976, Geologic Map of Georgia: Georgia Geological Survey, scale = 1:500,000.
USGS Geologic Names Lexicon (GEOLEX)
Geographic coverageBibb - Chattahoochee - Crawford - Houston - Macon - Marion - Peach - Quitman - Schley - Stewart - Taylor - Webster

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