Peedee Formation (NCKp;11)

State	North Carolina
Name	Peedee Formation
Geologic age	Cretaceous
Original map label	Kp
Primary rock type	sand
Secondary rock type	clay or mud
Other rock types	limestone
Lithologic constituents	Major Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clayclayey sand, and clay; greenish gray to olive black, massive, glauconitic, locally fossiliferous and calcareous Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sandsand, clayey sand; greenish gray to olive black, massive, glauconitic, locally fossiliferous and calcareous. Patches of sandy molluscan-mold limestone in upper part. Minor Sedimentary > Carbonate > LimestonePatches of sandy molluscan-mold limestone in upper part.
Map references	The North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Land Resources, NC Geological Survey, in cooperation with the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, 1998, Geology - North Carolina (1:250,000), coverage data file geol250. The data represents the digital equivalent of the official State Geology map (1:500,000 scale), but was digitized from (1:250,000 scale) base maps.
Unit references	Rhodes, Thomas S., and Conrad, Stephen G., 1985, Geologic Map of North Carolina: Department of Natural Resources and Community Development, Division of Land Resources, and the NC Geological Survey, 1:500,000-scale, compiled by Brown, Philip M., et al, and Parker, John M. III, and in association with the State Geologic Map Advisory Committee. The North Carolina Dept. of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Land Resources, NC Geological Survey, in cooperation with the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, 1998, Geology - North Carolina (1:250,000), coverage data file geol250. The data represents the digital equivalent of the official State Geology map (1:500,000 scale), but was digitized from (1:250,000 scale) base maps.
Geographic coverage	Bladen - Brunswick - Columbus - Craven - Duplin - Greene - Jones - Lenoir - New Hanover - Onslow - Pender - Pitt - Sampson