State | Louisiana |
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Name | Cane River Formation |
Geologic age | Eocene |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Bed)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Banded-iron-formation (Bed)fossiliferous silts which may weather to ironstone locally
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Comments | Lower member of the Claiborne Group |
References | Snead, J.I., and Mcculloh, R.P., 1984, Geologic Map of Louisiana: Louisiana Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Bienville - Bossier - Caddo - Natchitoches - Sabine - Webster |