Cloverly and Morrison Formations or Inyan Kara Group

Cloverly Formation (North and South Wyoming) - Rusty sandstone at top, underlain by brightly variegated bentonitic claystone; chert-pebble conglomerate locally at base. Cloverly Formation (Northeast Wyoming - Hartville Uplift) - Rusty to light-gray sandstone containing lenticular chert-pebble conglomerate interbedded with variegated bentonitic claystone. Morrison Formation (North and South Wyoming) - Dully variegated claystone, nodular limestone, and gray silty sandstone. In southern Yellowstone and Jackson Hole areas the presence of Morrison is questionable. Morrison Formation (Northeast Wyoming) - dully variegated siliceous claystone, nodular white limestone, and gray silty sandstone. Inyan Kara Group (Northeast - Black Hills) - Rusty to light-gray sandstone containing lenticular chert-pebble conglomerate interbedded with variegated bentonitic claystone. Includes Fall River and Lakota Formations.
State Wyoming
Name Cloverly and Morrison Formations or Inyan Kara Group
Geologic age Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > ClaystoneBentonitic in part
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
References
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Counties Albany - Big Horn - Carbon - Converse - Crook - Fremont - Hot Springs - Johnson - Laramie - Natrona - Niobrara - Park - Platte - Sheridan - Sublette - Teton - Washakie - Weston