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| State | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Name | Arenite, dolostone, limestone, siltstone, and shale; Cambrian marine outer continental-shelf deposits; central Idaho |
| Geologic age | Cambrian |
| Original map label | Cc |
| Comments | In the Clayton quad, additional informal stratigraphic units that correspond to the area of Cc on the state map are: quartzite of Boundary Creek, lower carbonate, and upper shale, as mapped and described by Hobbs and others (1975). |
| Primary rock type | arenite |
| Secondary rock type | dolostone (dolomite) |
| Other rock types | limestone; siltstone; shale |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arenite (Bed)quartzite with accessory feldspar Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)impure limestone to limy siltstone Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)dolomite to silty dolomite Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)shale to slate Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)siltstone to silty shale |
| Map references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. |
| Unit references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. Rember, W.C. and Bennett, E.H., 1979, Geologic map of the Challis quadrangle, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Geologic Map Series, Challis 2o quadrangle, scale 1:250,000. Ruppel, E.T., Ross, R.J., Jr., and Schleicher, David, 1975, Precambrian Z and Lower Ordovician rocks in east-central Idaho: in Ruppel, E.T., Ross, R.J., Jr., and Schleicher, David, Precambrian and lower Ordovician rocks in east-central Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 889-B, p. B25-B34. |
| Geographic coverage | Custer |
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