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Cannonball Formation

Olive-brown sand, shale, and sandstone; marine shoreline and offshore sediment; as thick as 120 meters (400 feet).
StateNorth Dakota
NameCannonball Formation
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Paleocene
Original map labelTc
Primary rock typesand
Secondary rock typeshale
Other rock typessandstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Bed)
Map references
Clayton, Lee, 1980, Geologic Map of North Dakota: U. S. Geological Survey, Scale 1:500K.
Unit references
Clayton, Lee, 1980, Geologic Map of North Dakota: U. S. Geological Survey, Scale 1:500K.
Geographic coverageAdams - Bowman - Burleigh - Emmons - Grant - McHenry - McLean - Morton - Oliver - Sioux - Ward

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