Tertiary, undifferentiated

Light greenish-brown and light yellowish-tan to orangish-brown clay, silty clay, and fine sand; light-brown to pink siltstone; green, massive, orthoquartzite conglomerate; and multicolored quartz- and feldspar-rich sand and gravel. Includes equivalents of the Ogallala Group Ash Hollow, Valentine, and Fort Randall Formations. Also includes the Thin Elk, Bon Homme, Herrick, Medicine Root, and "western derived" gravels. Thickness up to 70 ft (21 m).
State South Dakota
Name Tertiary, undifferentiated
Geologic age Pliocene to Miocene
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Conglomerate-sandstoneGreen, massive, orthoquartzite conglomerate
Sedimentary > Clastic > SiltstoneLight-brown to pink siltstone
Unconsolidated > Fine-detritalLight greenish-brownand light yellowish-tan to orangish-brown clay, silty clay, and fine sand
Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detritalMulticolored quartz- and feldspar-rich sand and gravel
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 Bon Homme - Brule - Charles Mix - Hutchinson - Turner - Yankton