Jelm and Chugwater Formations, Forelle Limestone, and Satanka Shale

Chugwater Group or Formation (South Wyoming) - Red shale and siltstone containing thin gypsum partings near base. Group includes Popo Agie Formation (red shale and red, yellow, and purple siltstone; lenses of lime-pellet conglomerate), Crow Mountain Sandstone (red and gray, thick bedded), Alcova Limestone, and Red Peak Formation (red siltstone and shale). Chugwater Formation includes as members all the units listed above. Includes overlying Jelm Formation in Shirley and Seminoe Mountains and at northern end of Laramie Basin. Jelm Formation - Red sandstone. Forelle Limestone - Thin-bedded limestone. Locally is a member of the Goose Egg Formation. Satanka Shale - Red shale.
State Wyoming
Name Jelm and Chugwater Formations, Forelle Limestone, and Satanka Shale
Geologic age Permian-Lower Triassic
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Gypsum
Comments Arrows show range from mid Permian to top of Triassic
References
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Counties Albany