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| State | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Name | Sandstone, shale, siltstone, limestone, and coal; Late Cretaceous Cordilleran retroarc-foreland-basin deposits; southeastern Idaho |
| Geologic age | Late Cretaceous |
| Original map label | Ku |
| Comments | Stratigraphic units for Ku are for the Driggs and Snake River Range-Garns Mountain sections (ref ID029). In 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 type | sandstone |
| Secondary rock type | shale |
| Other rock types | siltstone; limestone |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)retro-arc foreland basin deposits Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)retro-arc foreland basin deposits Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)retro-arc foreland basin deposits Incidental
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Coquina)retro-arc foreland basin deposits 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. Isaacson, P.E., 1983, Stratigraphic correlation of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Information Circular 37. |
| Geographic coverage | Bonneville - Madison - Teton |
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