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Lower Miocene Rocks

LOWER MIOCENE ROCKS--Northwest Wyoming (Bighorn Mountains): Gray soft poorly bedded to massive sandstone; Central Wyoming: Tuffaceous sandstone, siltstone, and white marl.
StateWyoming
NameLower Miocene Rocks
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Miocene-Early
Original map labelTml
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typesiltstone
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Marlstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Tuffaceous)
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 - Carbon - Converse - Johnson - Natrona - Washakie

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