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Limestone, arenite, dolostone, chert, siltstone, shale; Upper Paleozoic marine continental-shelf deposits; southeastern Idaho

Upper Paleozoic marine sediments in southern Idaho.
StateIdaho
NameLimestone, arenite, dolostone, chert, siltstone, shale; Upper Paleozoic marine continental-shelf deposits; southeastern Idaho
Geologic ageLate Paleozoic
Original map labelPZu
CommentsPZu on state map matches PZu on Pocatello quad. The map explanation names stratigraphic units, but shows no boundary between PZu and PZl. On the map Ordovician (but not Devonian) units extend to the boundary of PZl undivided. Also, the base of the Devonian is at the midpoint of the time span of the Paleozoic Era (208 Ma).
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typearenite
Other rock typesdolostone (dolomite); chert; siltstone; shale
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arenite (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Lense)
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 Pocatello quadrangle, Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Geologic Map Series, Pocatello 2o quadrangle, scale 1:250,000.
Geographic coverageBannock - Cassia - Oneida - Power - Twin Falls

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