State | Alabama |
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Name | Wilcox Group; Nanafalia Formation |
Geologic age | Paleocene |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sandglauconitic, abundantly fossiliferous, quartzose fine to medium sand; pale-yellowish-orange to moderate-reddish-brown micaceous cross-bedded fine to very coarse sand containing gravel and clay pebbles in some exposures.
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone
Incidental
Sedimentary > Coal > Lignite (Bed)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel
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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 - Butler - Choctaw - Coffee - Conecuh - Crenshaw - Dale - Henry - Marengo - Monroe - Pike - Sumter - Wilcox |