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Chugwater Formation (N, NE), or Chugwater Formation or Group (S)

CHUGWATER FORMATION (north, northeast Wyoming)--Red siltstone and shale. Alcova Limestone Member in upper middle part in north Wyoming. Thin gypsum partings near base in north and northeast Wyoming. [None mapped in the NE]; CHUGWATER FORMATION OR GROUP (south Wyomingt)--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.
StateWyoming
NameChugwater Formation (N, NE), or Chugwater Formation or Group (S)
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic | Triassic-Early Triassic-Middle(?) Triassic-Late
Original map label@c
Primary rock typesiltstone
Secondary rock typeshale
Other rock typessandstone; limestone; conglomerate
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
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 - Park - Platte - Washakie

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