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Three Forks, Jefferson, and Beartooth Formations and Bighorn Dolomite
Three Forks Formation (Northern Yellowstone area) - Pink, yellow, and green dolomitic siltstone and shale. Three Forks Formation (North Wyoming) - Yellow and greenish-gray shale and dolomitic siltstone. Jefferson Formation (Northern Yellowstone area) - Massive siliceous dolomite. Jefferson Formation (North Wyoming) - Fetid brown dolomite and limestone. Bighorn Dolomite (Northern Yellowstone area) - Light-gray massive siliceous dolomite. Bighorn Dolomite (North Wyoming) - Gray massive cliff-forming siliceous dolomite and locally dolomitic limestone. Beartooth Butte Formation - Red sandstone, limy siltstone, and limestone. Occurs only in the Beartooth Mountains.
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Wyoming |
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Three Forks, Jefferson, and Beartooth Formations and Bighorn Dolomite |
Geologic age |
Middle Ordovician-Upper Devonian |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
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