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Fort Payne Formation

Fort Payne Formation - Bedded chert, calcareous and dolomitic, somewhat crinoidal; and minor shale. Thin green shale (Maury) at base. Average thickness about 200 feet.
StateTennessee
NameFort Payne Formation
Geologic ageMississippian
Original map labelMfp
CommentsEast-Central sheet
Primary rock typechert
Secondary rock typeshale
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Map references
Geology available at Tennesse Spatial Data Server which can be found at http://www.tngis.org/geology.html which links to a USGS Water Resources Division site: http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?geo250k Tennessee Spatial Data Server site notes: Thanks goes to Jim Julian for researching this improved geology layer from the Tennessee Division of Geology. **Note** - The Tennessee Division of Geology does not endorse this coverage, stating this version is still incomplete and not fit for distribution.
Unit references
Geology available at Tennesse Spatial Data Server which can be found at http://www.tngis.org/geology.html which links to a USGS Water Resources Division site: http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?geo250k Tennessee Spatial Data Server site notes: Thanks goes to Jim Julian for researching this improved geology layer from the Tennessee Division of Geology. **Note** - The Tennessee Division of Geology does not endorse this coverage, stating this version is still incomplete and not fit for distribution.
Hardeman, W.D., and others, 1966, Geologic map of Tennessee: Division of Geology, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, scale 1:250,000
Geographic coverageAnderson - Bedford - Benton - Bledsoe - Bradley - Campbell - Cannon - Cheatham - Claiborne - Clay - Coffee - Cumberland - Davidson - Decatur - DeKalb - Dickson - Fentress - Franklin - Giles - Hamilton - Hardin - Henry - Hickman - Houston - Humphreys - Jackson - Lawrence - Lewis - Lincoln - Macon - Marion - Marshall - Maury - Montgomery - Moore - Overton - Perry - Pickett - Putnam - Rhea - Roane - Robertson - Rutherford - Sequatchie - Smith - Stewart - Sumner - Trousdale - Warren - Wayne - White - Williamson - Wilson

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