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Lower Ordovician rocks, undivided

Lower Ordovician rocks, undivided - Shakopee and Oneota Formations of the Prairie du Chien Group in the Hollandale embayment of southeastern Minnesota. Unit consists dominantly of dolostone and dolomitic limestone. The Shakopee also contains intervals of quartz arenite, including a pronounced basal unit named the New Richmond Member
StateMinnesota
NameLower Ordovician rocks, undivided
Geologic ageLower Ordovician
Original map labelOl
Primary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Secondary rock typelimestone
Other rock typessandstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arenitequartz arenite
Map references
Morey, G.B., and Meints, Joyce, 2000, Geologic map of Minnesota - Bedrock Geology: Minnesota Geological Survey, State Map Series, S-20, 3rd edition, scale 1:1,000,000. available online at: http://www.geo.umn.edu/mgs/currentpubs.htm
Unit references
Morey, G.B., and Meints, Joyce, 2000, Geologic map of Minnesota - Bedrock Geology: Minnesota Geological Survey, State Map Series, S-20, 3rd edition, scale 1:1,000,000. available online at: http://www.geo.umn.edu/mgs/currentpubs.htm
Geographic coverageAnoka - Blue Earth - Carver - Chisago - Dakota - Dodge - Faribault - Fillmore - Goodhue - Hennepin - Houston - Le Sueur - Martin - Nicollet - Olmsted - Ramsey - Rice - Scott - Sibley - Steele - Wabasha - Waseca - Washington - Winona

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