State | North Dakota |
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Name | Golden Valley Formation |
Geologic age | Eocene and Paleocene |
Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed)poorly consolidated
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)micaceous sandstone, poorly consolidated
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)poorly consolidated
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Comments | Map unit descriptions mix unconsolidated and sedimentary terms; using sedimentary terms with poorly consolidated according to other sources. |
References | North Dakota Geological Survey, 2001, Geologic Bedrock Map of North Dakota based on Bluemle, John P., 1983, Geologic and Topographic Bedrock Map of North Dakota, NDGS Miscellaneous Map 25, 1:670,000 scale.Clausen, E. N., and Kihm, A. J., eds., 1986, Tertiary and Upper Cretaceous of south-central and western North Dakota Field Trip Guidebook, North Dakota Geological Society. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Billings - Dunn - Hettinger - McKenzie - Mercer - Morton - Mountrail - Oliver - Slope - Stark |