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Cloverly, Morrison, Sundance, and Gypsum Spring Formations and Nugget Sandstone
Cloverly Formation - Rusty sandstone at top, underlain by brightly variegated bentonitic claystone; chert-pebble conglomerate locally at base. Morrison Formation - Dully variegated claystone, nodular limestone, and gray silty sandstone. In southern Yellowstone and Jackson Hole areas the presence of Morrison is questionable. Sundance Formation (Js) - Greenish-gray glauconitic sandstone and shale, underlain by red and gray nonglauconitic sandstone and shale. Gypsum Spring Formation - Interbedded red shale, dolomite, and gypsum. In north Wyoming wedges out south in T. 39 N. Nugget Sandstone (JTRn) - Gray to dull-red, crossbedded quartz sandstone.
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Wyoming |
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Cloverly, Morrison, Sundance, and Gypsum Spring Formations and Nugget Sandstone |
Geologic age |
Jurassic(?) and Triassic(?) to Lower Cretaceous |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Gypsum
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone > Bentonite
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert
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NGMDB product |
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Counties |
Fremont |