State | Iowa |
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Name | Manson Group, Terrace Terrane (Megablock Zone); Manson Impact Structure |
Geologic age | Upper Cretaceous; upper Campanian |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sedimentary-breccia (Melange)sedimentary-clast breccia with shaly matrix, clasts and blocks of Cretaceous shale and varied Paleozoic lithologies entrained in silty-sandy clay matrix; minor clasts/grains of Proterozoic “red clastics “ (mudstone/siltstone)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Melange)sedimentary-clast breccia with shaly matrix, clasts and blocks of Cretaceous shale and varied Paleozoic lithologies entrained in silty-sandy clay matrix; minor clasts/grains of Proterozoic “red clastics “ (mudstone/siltstone)
Minor
Igneous > Plutonic (Melange)crystalline basement rock, devitrified melt rock
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Comments | Manson Impact Structure-outer zone |
References | Witzke, Brian J., Anderson, Raymond R., and Pope, John P., 2010, Iowa Geological and Water Survey, DNR, Bedrock Geologic Map of Iowa, OFM-2010-1. Scale 1:500,000. |
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Counties | Calhoun - Humboldt - Pocahontas - Webster |