State | Alabama |
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Name | Midway Group; Clayton Formation |
Geologic age | Paleocene |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)White to yellowsih-gray argillaceous limestone, yellowish-gray argillaceous, fossiliferous sandy limestone.
Minor
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Bed)the lower part is medium-gray fossiliferous calcareous silt
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)calcareous sandstone (Pine Barren Member), fossiliferous sandstone.
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Bed)glauconitic sand, ferruginous sand
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert
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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. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Barbour - Bullock - Butler - Coffee - Crenshaw - Dallas - Henry - Lowndes - Marengo - Pike - Wilcox |