State | Alabama |
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Name | Sequatchie Formation |
Geologic age | Ordovician |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)fossiliferous limestone and medium-gray to moderate-red partly sandy and glauconitic, medium to coarse-grained bioclastic limestone. In Jackson County, includes the Leipers Limestone and Inman Formation.
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Calcareous)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Calcareous)
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References | Szabo, M.W., Osborne, E.W., Copeland, C.W. Jr., and Neathery, T.L., 1988, Geologic Map of Alabama, Geological Survey of Alabama Special Map 220, scale 1:250,000. |
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Counties | Blount - DeKalb - Etowah - Jackson - Jefferson - Marshall |