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Cloverly and Morrison Formations (N,S) or Cloverly Formation, Inyan Kara Group, and Morrison Formation

CLOVERLY FORMATION and MORRISON FORMATION. CLOVERLY FORMATION--Rusty sandstone at top, underlain by brightly variegated bentonitic claystone; chert-pebble conglomerate locally at base. MORRISON FORMATION--Dully variegated claystone, nodular limestone, and gray silty sandstone. In southern Yellowstone and Jackson Hole areas the presence of Morrison is questionable; CLOVERLY FORMATION (Hartville uplift) or INYAN KARA GROUP (Black Hills) and MORRISON FORMATION. CLOVERLY FORMATION--Rusty to light-gray sandstone containing lenticular chert-pebble conglomerate interbedded with variegated bentonitic claystone. INYAN KARA GROUP--Rusty to light-gray sandstone containing lenticular chert-pebble conglomerate interbedded with variegated bentonitic claystone. Includes Fall River and Lakota Formations. MORRISON FORMATION, in northeast Wyoming, dully variegated siliceous claystone, nodular white limestone, and gray silty sandstone.
StateWyoming
NameCloverly and Morrison Formations (N,S) or Cloverly Formation, Inyan Kara Group, and Morrison Formation
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic | Jurassic-Late Cretaceous-Early
Original map labelKJ
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typeclaystone
Other rock typesconglomerate; limestone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > ClaystoneBentonitic in part
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
Map references
Love, J.D. and Christiansen, Ann Coe, 1985, Geologic Map of Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey.
Unit references
Love, J.D. and Christiansen, Ann Coe, 1985, Geologic Map of Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey.
Geographic coverageAlbany - Big Horn - Carbon - Converse - Crook - Fremont - Hot Springs - Johnson - Laramie - Natrona - Niobrara - Park - Platte - Sheridan - Sublette - Teton - Washakie - Weston

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