State | Mississippi |
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Name | Vicksburg group and Chickasawhay limestone |
Geologic age | Oligocene |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand
Unconsolidated > Marl
Incidental
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > ClayChocolate-colored clay.
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone > BentoniteVicksburg group, predominantly limestone and marl, but contains some bentonite.
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References | Moore, William Halsell, 1969, reprinted 1985, Geologic Map of Mississippi, Compiled by Bicker, A. R., Jr., a revision of the geologic map published by the MS Geological Survey in 1945 in cooperation with the USGS, revised from data submitted by Dr. E. E. Russell of MS State University from published reports of the MS Geological Survey and from field revisions, Mercury Maps Inc., Jackson, MS., scale 1:500,000. |
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Counties | Claiborne - Clarke - Hinds - Issaquena - Jasper - Jones - Madison - Rankin - Smith - Warren - Wayne - Yazoo |