State | Alabama |
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Name | Parkwood Formation and Floyd Shale undifferentiated |
Geologic age | Pennsylvanian-Mississippian |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)Parkwood Formation - Interbedded medium to dark-gray shale; Floyd Shale - Dark-gray shale, sideritic in part
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Parkwood Formation - argillaceous limestone; Floyd Shale - beds of partly bioclastic, partly argillaceous limestone are abundant in parts of Calhoun and Cherokee Counties.
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)in Floyd Shale
Sedimentary > Coal (Bed)clayey coal
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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 | Bibb - Calhoun - Cherokee - Chilton - Coosa - Etowah - Saint Clair - Shelby - Talladega - Tuscaloosa |