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| State | Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Name | Wilcox formation; Bashi marl member |
| Geologic age | Eocene |
| Original map label | Ewb |
| Comments | Map 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 type | sand |
| 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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