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Chugwater and Goose Egg Formations

CHUGWATER AND GOOSE EGG FORMATIONS (north Wyoming). CHUGWATER FORMATION--Red siltstone and shale. Alcova Limestone Member in upper middle part in north Wyoming. Thin gypsum partings near base in north and northeast Wyoming. GOOSE EGG FORMATION--Red sandstone and siltstone, white gypsum, halite, and purple to white dolomite and limestone; CHUGWATER FORMATION OR GROUP (south Wyoming)--Red shale and siltstone containing thin gypsum partings near base. Group includes Popo Agie Formation (red shale and red, yellow, and purple siltstone; lenses of lime-pellet conglomerate), Crow Mountain Sandstone (red and gray, thick bedded), Alcova Limestone, and Red Peak Formation (red siltstone and shale). Chugwater Formation includes as members all the units listed above. Includes overlying Jelm Formation in Shirley and Seminoe Mountains and at northern end of Laramie Basin. JELM FORMATION--Red sandstone. GOOSE EGG FORMATION--Red sandstone and siltstone, white gypsum, halite, and purple to white dolomite and limestone.
StateWyoming
NameChugwater and Goose Egg Formations
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic Mesozoic | Permian Triassic-Early(?) Triassic-Middle(?) Triassic-Late
Original map label@Pcg
Primary rock typesiltstone
Secondary rock typesandstone
Other rock typesshale; conglomerate; evaporite; dolostone (dolomite); limestone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Salt
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Gypsum
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
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 - Johnson - Laramie - Natrona - Park - Platte - Sheridan - Washakie

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