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Buffalo Wallow Group

Buffalo Wallow Group - Mostly shale and sandstone; also includes thin beds of micritic limestone. L, Leopold Limestone member
StateIndiana
NameBuffalo Wallow Group
Geologic ageMississippian
Original map labelM6
Primary rock typeshale
Secondary rock typesandstone
Other rock typeslimestone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shalemostly shale and sandstone; also includes thin beds of micritic limestone. L, Leopold Limestone member
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstonemostly shale and sandstone; also includes thin beds of micritic limestone. L, Leopold Limestone member
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestonemostly shale and sandstone; also includes thin beds of micritic limestone. L, Leopold Limestone member
Map references
Gray, Henry H., Ault, Curtis, H., and Keller, Stanley, J., 1987, Bedrock geologic map of Indiana: Dept. of Natural Resources, Indiana Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Map 48, scale = 1:500,000
Unit references
Gray, Henry H., Ault, Curtis, H., and Keller, Stanley, J., 1987, Bedrock geologic map of Indiana: Dept. of Natural Resources, Indiana Geological Survey, Miscellaneous Map 48, scale = 1:500,000
Geographic coverageCrawford - Dubois - Orange - Perry - Spencer

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