State | Montana |
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Name | Alaska Bench Formation: locally includes Devils Pocket Formation in central Montana |
Geologic age | Pennsylvanian |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sedimentary-breccia (Bed)May include massive breccia of coarse, cherty dolomite, limestone, red sandstone, shale, and chert
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)
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References | Vuke, S.M., Porter, K.W., Lonn, J.D., and Lopez, D.A., 2007, Geologic Map of Montana - Compact Disc: Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology: Geologic Map 62-C, 73 p., 2 sheets, scale 1:500,000. This map was digitized in 2012 as a result of a contract between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Fergus - Golden Valley - Musselshell |