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Madison Limestone, Darby or Three Forks, Jefferson, and Beartooth Butte Formations, and Bighorn Dolomite

MADISON LIMESTONE, DARBY or THREE FORKS, JEFFERSON, AND BEARTOOTH BUTTE FORMATION. MADISON GROUP--Group includes Mission Canyon Limestone (blue-gray massive limestone and dolomite), underlain by Lodgepole Limestone (gray cherty limestone and dolomite). DARBY FORMATION--Yellow and greenish-gray shale and dolomitic siltstone underlain by fetid brown dolomite and limestone. THREE FORKS FORMATION--Yellow and greenish-gray shale and dolomitic siltstone. JEFFERSON FORMATION--Fetid brown dolomite and limestone. BEARTOOTH BUTTE FORMATION--Red sandstone, limy siltstone, and limestone. Occurs only in the Beartooth Mountains.
StateWyoming
NameMadison Limestone, Darby or Three Forks, Jefferson, and Beartooth Butte Formations, and Bighorn Dolomite
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Ordovician-Middle Ordovician-Late(?) Silurian(?) Devonian(?) Carboniferous Mississippian-Early(?) Mississippian-Middle(?) Mississippian-Late
Original map labelMDO
CommentsCOMU box only shows Upper and Middle Silurian to Lower Devonian. Arrows extend age down through, up into Upper Mississippian
Primary rock typecarbonate
Secondary rock typemudstone
Other rock typessandstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
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 coveragePark

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