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Goose Egg Formation

GOOSE EGG FORMATION--Red sandstone and siltstone, white gypsum, halite, and purple to white dolomite and limestone.
StateWyoming
NameGoose Egg Formation
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic Mesozoic | Permian Triassic-Early
Original map label@Pg
Primary rock typemudstone
Secondary rock typecarbonate
Other rock typesevaporite; dolostone (dolomite)
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Salt
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Gypsum
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 - Fremont - Johnson - Natrona - Niobrara - Platte - Washakie

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