Sequatchie Formation, Leipers Formation, Inman Formation and Catheys Formation (TNOu;8)

Sequatchie Formation - Greenish-gray calcareous shale, mudstone, and argillaceous limestone; dolomitic, laminated, and sandy. Thickness 0 to 165 feet; Leipers Formation - Nodular, shaly limestone and fine- to coarse-grained limestone. Thickness 0 to 150 feet; Inman Formation - Thin-bedded to laminated, fine-grained, greenish-gray limestone interbedded with red and green calcareous shale beds. Thickness 0 to 50 feet. (Present only in Sequatchie Valley.); and Catheys Formation - Nodular, shaly, thin- to medium-bedded limestone and fine- to coarse-grained limestone. Thickness 125 to 400 feet.

State	Tennessee
Name	Sequatchie Formation, Leipers Formation, Inman Formation and Catheys Formation
Geologic age	Ordovician
Original map label	Ou
Comments	East-Central sheet
Primary rock type	limestone
Secondary rock type	shale
Other rock types	mudstone
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestonelocally dolomitic Minor Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Calcareous) Incidental Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone
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. [http://www.tngis.org/geology.html] [http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?geo250k]
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. [http://www.tngis.org/geology.html] [http://water.usgs.gov/lookup/getspatial?geo250k] Hardeman, W.D., and others, 1966, Geologic map of Tennessee: Division of Geology, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, scale 1:250,000