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Graneros Shale

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Dark-gray, noncalcareous, pyritic, poorly fossiliferous shale, with numerous sandstone layers at the base. Thickness up to 110 ft (36 m).
State South Dakota
Name Graneros Shale
Geologic age Upper Cretaceous
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)Dark-gray, noncalcareous, pyritic, poorly fossiliferous shale.
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Numerous sandstone layers at the base
References

Tomhave, D.W., and Schulz, L.D., 2004, Bedrock Geologic Map Showing Configuration of the Bedrock Surface in South Dakota East of the Missouri River, South Dakota Geological Survey, GM 9, scale 1:500,000.
NGMDB product
Counties Clay - Grant - Hutchinson - Lincoln - Roberts - Turner - Union - Yankton