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Sandstone, siltstone, shale, limestone, and coal ; Early Cretaceous Cordilleran retroarc-foreland-basin deposits; southeastern Idaho

Lower Cretaceous shale, siltstone, red-bed sandstone and fresh-water limestone.
StateIdaho
NameSandstone, siltstone, shale, limestone, and coal ; Early Cretaceous Cordilleran retroarc-foreland-basin deposits; southeastern Idaho
Geologic ageEarly Cretaceous
Original map labelKl; Ku
CommentsIn southeastern Idahdo, most of the area shown as Ku on the state map (ID001) is classified as Kl in ref ID018. Polygons of the digital state map have been changed accordingly.
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typesiltstone
Other rock typesshale; limestone; coal
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)retro-arc foreland basin deposits
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)retro-arc foreland basin deposits
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)retro-arc foreland basin deposits
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)retro-arc foreland basin deposits
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)retro-arc foreland basin deposits
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone > Bentonite (Bed)also kaolinite underclay
Sedimentary > Coal > Sub-bituminous (Bed)retro-arc foreland basin deposits
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.
Oriel, S.S., and Platt, L.B., 1980, Geologic map of the Preston 1o x 2o quadrangle, southeastern Idaho and western Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series, Map I-1127, scale 1:250,000.
Geographic coverageBear Lake - Bingham - Bonneville - Caribou - Clark - Madison - Teton

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