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.
State Wyoming
Name 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
References
NGMDB product
Counties Park