| State | Oklahoma |
|---|---|
| Name | Arkansas Novaculite |
| Geologic age | Late Devonian |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Chemical > Novaculite (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
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| Comments | Novaculite refers to a dense cryptocrystalline siliceous sediment similar to chert but characterized by dominance of microcrystalline quartz over chalcedony-distinquished by polygonal triple-point texture. |
| References | Heran, W.D., Green, G. and Stoeser, D.B., 2003, A Digital Geologic Map Database of Oklahoma: USGS Open File Report 03-247, scale 1:250,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr03247 Hart, D.L., 1974, Reconnaissance of the water resources of the Ardmore and Sherman quadrangles, southern Oklahoma: Oklahoma Geological Survey, Hydrologic Atlas 3, scale 1:250,000, 4 sheets. (Geology on sheet 1 compiled by D.L. Hart, and R.O. Fay, in 1970.)Cederstrand, J.R., 1996a, Digital geologic map of Ardmore-Sherman quadrangles, south-central Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 96-370, (3 diskettes), URL address is: http://ok.water.usgs.gov/gis/geologyhttps://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/ofr96370 |
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| Counties | Atoka |