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Fox Hills Sandstone and Bearpaw Shale

FOX HILLS SANDSTONE AND BEARPAW SHALE. FOX HILLS SANDSTONE (Kfh)--Light-colored sandstone and gray sandy shale containing marine fossils. BEARPAW SHALE--Dark-greenish-gray shale containing thin gray sandstone partings.
StateWyoming
NameFox Hills Sandstone and Bearpaw Shale
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic | Cretaceous-Late
Original map labelKfb
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typeshale
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
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 coverageSheridan

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