Batesland Formation

Tan to green, calcareous siltstone, claystone, channel sandstone, conglomerate, and arkose. Thickness up to 50 ft (15 m).
State South Dakota
Name Batesland Formation
Geologic age Miocene
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed, Calcareous)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arkose (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 Bennett