- Mineral Resources
- Online Spatial Data
- Geology
- by state
- South Dakota
Morrison Formation, Unkpapa Sandstone, Sundance Formation, and Gypsum Springs Formation
Morrison Formation (Late Jurassic)- Light-gray to green and variegatedred, brown, yellow, or lavender, silceous claystone, shale, and siltstone containing interbedded sandstone and fresh-water limestone lenses. Thickness up to 150 ft (46 m). Unkpapa Sandstone (Late Jurassic)- White, massive to thin-bedded, fine-grained, argillaceous sandstone. May be variegated to banded red, yellow, brown, or lavender. Thickness up to 267 ft (81 m). Sundance Formation (Late to Middle Jurassic)- Greenish-gray, yellow, tan, red to orange, and white, variegated, interbedded, fine- to coarse-grained sandstone, siltstone, clay, and limestone. Thickness 250-350 ft (76-107 m). Gypsum Springs Formation (Middle Jusassic)- Massive white gypsum and minor maroon siltstone and shale. Thickness up to 40 ft (12 m).
State |
South Dakota |
Name |
Morrison Formation, Unkpapa Sandstone, Sundance Formation, and Gypsum Springs Formation |
Geologic age |
Late Jurassic to Middle Jusassic |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Gypsum (Bed)
|
References |
Martin, J.E., Sawyer, J.F., Fahrenbach, M.D., Tomhave, D.W., and Schulz, L.D., 2004, Geologic Map of South Dakota: South Dakota Geological Survey, GM 10, scale 1:500,000. |
NGMDB product |
|
Counties |
Butte - Custer - Fall River - Lawrence - Meade - Pennington
|