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Wilcox formation; Bashi marl member

Wilcox formation - Bashi marl member - glauconitic fossiliferous sand containing large calcareous fossiliferous concretions.
StateMississippi
NameWilcox formation; Bashi marl member
Geologic ageEocene
Original map labelEwb
CommentsMap symbols: Ew, Ewb, and Ewn are all included under the Wilcox formation description and all have same color on map. However, each unit is described under this heading so each has its own record
Primary rock typesand
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sandglauconitic fossileferous sand containing large calcareous fossiliferous concretions.
Map references
Moore, William Halsell, 1969, reprinted 1985, Geologic Map of Mississippi, Compiled by Bicker, A. R., Jr., a revision of the geologic map published by the MS Geological Survey in 1945 in cooperation with the USGS, revised from data submitted by Dr. E. E. Russell of MS State University from published reports of the MS Geological Survey and from field revisions, Mercury Maps Inc., Jackson, MS.
Unit references
Moore, William Halsell, 1969, reprinted 1985, Geologic Map of Mississippi, Compiled by Bicker, A. R., Jr., a revision of the geologic map published by the MS Geological Survey in 1945 in cooperation with the USGS, revised from data submitted by Dr. E. E. Russell of MS State University from published reports of the MS Geological Survey and from field revisions, Mercury Maps Inc., Jackson, MS.

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