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Madison Limestone and Bighorn Dolomite

MADISON LIMESTONE AND BIGHORN DOLOMITE. MADISON LIMESTONE OR GROUP--Group includes Mission Canyon Limestone (blue-gray massive limestone and dolomite), underlain by Lodgepole Limestone (gray cherty limestone and dolomite). BIGHORN DOLOMITE--Light-gray massive siliceous dolomite.
StateWyoming
NameMadison Limestone and Bighorn Dolomite
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Ordovician-Middle Ordovician-Late(?) Silurian(?) Devonian(?) Carboniferous Mississippian-Early(?) Mississippian-Middle(?) Mississippian-Late
Original map labelMO
CommentsCOMU box only shows Upper and Middle Silurian to Lower Devonian. Arrows extend age down through, up into Upper Mississippian
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
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 coverageJohnson - Washakie

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