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| State | Oklahoma |
|---|---|
| Name | Ada Group or Ada Formation |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late |
| Original map label | IPa |
| Comments | Comments: Named for town of Ada, Pontotoc Co, OK. Type area lies within and to west of Ada; outcrop extends from northern edge of Stonewall quad, north of Vamoosa, southwestward to a point about 3 mi southeast of Roff. Is in Pontotoc and Seminole Cos, OK, Chautauqua platform and Arkoma basin.(Morgan,1924) Average thickness 100 ft. Limestone conglomerates and coarse sandstones very prominent in greater part of outcrop. Clastic material decreases to north; near Vamoosa very scarce.With decrease in amount of clastics northward, formation becomes thinner--only 60 ft thick at northern edge of quad. Also contains light-colored shales. Conglomerates and sandstones are characteristically saturated with asphalt; north of Canadian River, asphaltic strata less numerous than to south. Source of asphalt unclear; possibly heavy oil from exposed asphaltic sands of Simpson formation was brought out and deposited. Fossils rare. Near base is a thin black limestone that is very persistent near Ada. |
| Primary rock type | shale |
| Secondary rock type | sandstone |
| Other rock types | limestone; conglomerate |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed) |
| Map references | Heran, W. D., Green, G. and Stoeser, D. B., 2003, A Digital Geologic Map Database of Oklahoma: U. S. G. S. Open File Report 03-247 |
| Unit references | Heran, W. D., Green, G. and Stoeser, D. B., 2003, A Digital Geologic Map Database of Oklahoma: U. S. G. S. Open File Report 03-247 Bingham, R.H. and Bergman, D.L., 1980, Reconnaissance of the water resources of the Enid quadrangle, north-central Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological Survey, Hydrologic Atlas 7, sale 1:250,000, 4 sheets. (Geology on sheet 1 compiled by R.H. Bingham, and R.O. Fay, 1973.) Cederstrand, J.R., 1996e, Digital geologic map of Enid quadrangles, north-central Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-374, (4 diskettes), URL address is: http://ok.water.usgs.gov/gis/geology Bingham, R.H. and Moore, R.L., 1975, Reconnaissance of the Water Resources of the Oklahoma City quadrangle, central Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological Survey, Hydrologic Atlas 4, Scale 1:250,000, 4 sheets. (Geology on sheet 1 compiled by R.H. Bingham and R.O. Fay, 1973.) Cederstrand, J.R., 1996i, Digital geologic map of Oklahoma City quadrangles, central Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-378, (2 diskettes), URL address is: http://ok.water.usgs.gov/gis/geology Sapik, D.B. and Goemaat, R.L., 1973, Reconnaissance of the ground-water resources of Cimarron County, Oklahoma: U.S Geological Survey Hydrologic Investigations Atlas HA-373, scale 1:125,000, 3 sheets. (Geology on sheet 1 compiled by S.L. Schoff, 1943.) Cederstrand, J.R., 1996a, Digital geologic map of Ardmore-Sherman quadrangles, south-central Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-370, (3 diskettes), URL address is: http://ok.water.usgs.gov/gis/geology Morgan, G. D., 1924, Geology of the Stonewall Quadrangle, Oklahoma: [Monograph] Bureau of Geology, Bull., vol.2, 248 pp |
| Geographic coverage | Creek - Lincoln - Murray - Okfuskee - Osage - Pawnee - Payne - Pontotoc - Pottawatomie - Seminole |
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