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Whitewater Formation

Whitewater Formation - Skeletal limestone and calcareous shale; dolomitic mudstone (S, Saluda Member) at base
StateIndiana
NameWhitewater Formation
Geologic ageOrdovician
Original map labelO4
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typeshale
Other rock typesmudstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > ShaleWhitewater Formation Skeletal limestone and calcareous shale; dolomitic mudstone (S, Saluda Member) at base
Sedimentary > Carbonate > LimestoneWhitewater Formation Skeletal limestone and calcareous shale; dolomitic mudstone (S, Saluda Member) at base
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > MudstoneWhitewater Formation Skeletal limestone and calcareous shale; dolomitic mudstone (S, Saluda Member) at base
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 coverageClark - Dearborn - Decatur - Fayette - Franklin - Henry - Jefferson - Jennings - Randolph - Ripley - Rush - Switzerland - Union - Wayne

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