- Mineral Resources
- Online Spatial Data
- Geology
- by state
- Wyoming
Madison Limestone, Darby Formation, Bighorn Dolomite, Gallatin Limestone, Gros Ventre Formation, and Flathead Sandstone, Cambrian rocks, Minnekahta Limestone, Opeche Shale, Minnelusa Formation, Pahasapa and Englewood Limestones, Whitewood Dolomite, and Winnipeg and Deadwood Formations
Madison Limestone or Group (North and South Wyoming) - Group includes Mission Canyon Limestone (blue-gray massive limestone and dolomite), underlain by Lodgepole Limestone (gray cherty limestone and dolomite). Darby Formation (North Wyoming) - Yellow and greenish-gray shale and dolomitic siltstone underlain by fetid brown dolomite and limestone. Bighorn Dolomite (North Wyoming) - Gray massive cliff-forming siliceous dolomite and locally dolomitic limestone. Gallatin Limestone or Group (North Wyoming) - Blue-gray and yellow mottled hard dense limestone. Gros Ventre Formation (North Wyoming) - Soft green micaceous shale (Upper and Middle Cambrian Park Shale Member), underlain by blue-gray and yellow mottled hard dense limestone (Middle Cambrian Death Canyon Limestone Member), and soft green micaceous shale (Middle Cambrian Wolsey Shale Member). Flathead Sandstone (North Wyoming) - Dull-red quartzitic sandstone. Cambrian Rocks (South Wyoming) - On south flank of Granite Mountains, blue-gray and yellow mottled hard dense limestone interbedded with soft green micaceous shale; dull-red quartzitic sandstone at bae. On and south of Rawlins uplift, glauconitic quartzitic sandstone. Minnekahta Limestone (Northeast Wyoming) - Gray slabby hard limestone. Locally is a member of the Goose Egg Formation. Opeche Shale (Northeast Wyoming) - Red soft sandy shale. Locally is a member of the Goose Egg Formation. Minnelusa Formation (Northeast Wyoming) - Buff and red limy sandstone; some thin limestone beds, solution breccias, and gypsum. Pahasapa Limestone (Northeast Wyoming) - Gray massive dolomititc limestone. Englewood Limestone (Northeast Wyoming) - Pink slabby dolomitic limestone. Whitewood Dolomite (Northeast Wyoming) - Buff massive fossiliferous dolomite. Winnipeg Formation (Northeast Wyoming) - Pink to yellow siltstone and shale. Deadwood Formation (Northeast Wyoming) - Red and brown quartzitic sandstone. Paleozoic Rocks, undifferentiated (Thrust Belt).
State |
Wyoming |
Name |
Madison Limestone, Darby Formation, Bighorn Dolomite, Gallatin Limestone, Gros Ventre Formation, and Flathead Sandstone, Cambrian rocks, Minnekahta Limestone, Opeche Shale, Minnelusa Formation, Pahasapa and Englewood Limestones, Whitewood Dolomite, and Winnipeg and Deadwood Formations |
Geologic age |
Cambrian-Permian |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sedimentary-breccia
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Gypsum
|
References |
|
NGMDB product |
|
Counties |
Carbon - Converse - Crook - Fremont - Lincoln - Natrona
|