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GENERAL OUTCROP SECTION OF THE BLACK HILL.S AREA QUATERNARY FORMATION SECTION DESCRIPTION PLIOCENE O-!5o' "'ANoS AND GRAVELS :,: '. . . . . .. ... 0-100 OGAI:LALA GROUP MIOCENE ARIKAREE GROUP ~ OLIGOCENE <l I- 0: •••• I- ~-?- WHITE RIVER GROUP HELL CREEK FORMATION (Lance Fo,motlon) Scnd, grovel, and boulde,•• Lltptt co/or~ 80n. and .(If&. UPPER FOX HILLS FORMATION 2!5-200 Grayish-white to yellow .sandstone Principal horlzo!, or limestone len ••• ol-.•• /ng t•• p•• butt •• Dork-groy .hol. contolnlng .eott.red concretions. Widely .coU.red UIn•• tone mou.,. g/.,/ng smoll tapH buHu ':.". ".- ' ..... PIERRE B/oclc 11"11. shol. with coner.llons Impur. chollt and colcor~u. shale LIght -gray shol. with numerous large concretions and sandy /oy.r s. Doric -gray shol. (2~- 30) Impur. .'obby.llm."fon.. Weathe,.. buff. \ E===--~---====----===------=====---~~200-350) Oork-groy calcor.ous thol., wit" thin Orman Lok. IIm.done .ot bose. ~- - - - -~ Groy shol. w"h scott.red I,,,, •• 'one .~~~~ 300-550 toner."on •. ~ Cloy ~pur bentonite 'ot bo ••. ~~----------------------~~==~==~==~~==~==~==~==~------~~~~~~~~--~ &I: ~ :=-~I _SO=_-::2-:50_I_-L-lg...:h::.,:::-g~r:..:o:::Y:..':.:i12IC:..~OU:...':=-'!:hO::'::..::. :.:F:.:~.:...h_5C_O_IO_. -I ~ MOWRY SHALE ~ =~ ond Ihin loy.,. 0' ~••• ""lto ;: NEWCASTLE SANDSTONE" .:.' .. : .-: : .:,' ,.,: "".". .: .. : ,, :. ~2~0~--=6..:0_I_::B:.:ro:.:w:::n:...':.:o...:I:.!lg~h::.'.!.y..:.:.:llo::.,:....:o:::n:.:d-.,~h~I.:.;'.~·..:.:..on~d:.:.:..'-:::.::.... __ ~ CI SKULL CREEK SHALE ~===-=--~ LOWER Massi •••• to 51abby sotKl5ton e. JURASSIC SHALE 120o-200c Oar" gray '0 block 5hal. ~·==o=·----====-------·--==~ 10-188 0-25 MINNELUSA FORMATION B····· _~ .. Ii·· 350-850 =: = NIOBRARA FORMATION 100-22!5 25-48!5 Coaru gray to buff eron-b.dded con- glom.rotlc ss, Int.rb.dd.d ."ith buff, r.d, and gray cloy. especially toword top. Local fin.-groin.d limes ton •.. .. '. '. '. '. : .•... : '. '. '. :' .': .•.•. ~"\..:0::_.-~2~2.::0~......:G:.:r.: •• ::n:....:.':.o..:m:::o::r.:o.:on~.::h::o:..'.:.:._T:...":..'~n....::.o:.:n::d:...'::o~n= •. _I ENGLEWOOD LIMESTONE 10-400 Schi~t, slot •• quortzlte, and arkosic gr.it. Intrud.d by dio,it., m.tomorpllosed to oMphibolit., and by fI,onite and p.gmatlte. DEVONIAN ~ MISSISSIPPIAN PAHASAPA (MADISOH) LIMESTONE Tv,n., Sand Zone "t>: :.':: :.: .>:.';::: -: :.::',~ CARLILE FORMATION ~~~~ Wall Creek Sandi EC=:--=--=----=-- ====== 400-7!50 GREENHORN FORMATION BELLE FOURCHE SHALE Gr•• nlsh-groy sho/., thin limutone I.u •• GlauconitIc sandston.; r.d IS. ".or mldd I. PERMIAN 170-270 FALL RIVER [DAKOTA (71] II .:=--: ::.: :': ..- .:.•. :.- :. ::.::.:: .r> 10-200 PENNSYLVANIAN ORDOVICIAN CAMBRIAN METAMORPHIC and IGNEOUS ROCKS PRE -CAMBRIAN _ , Fuson Shale :; 2, I Minnewasfe Is ~•.. ..J MORRISON FORMATION ........ ~. I- y.llow to r.d cross -b.dded sond~tolt e, Jimedone, ond onhydrit. locolly at ,op. Interb.dded sonddona, limestone, dolomit., thole, and anhydrite .. R.d .ho/e with Int.rbedd.d limestone and .and .• tOll. ot bas •. Alau've Hght-colo,ed lime&tone. Dolomlt. in par'. Cov.rnous in upper po,t. PinJc '0 buff IIm.stone. Sho,. locallv 0' bas •. Buff do/omlt. ond limes ton•. Gr•• n lltol. with ti/tstOlle •.• o.~I::,., bfr!ggSyOd~~!~,~. :;:e;,':thpet':,~CO"ItIC ~~~~~~:roc,:nf~~=,~~G!~. th!ob~:~~ne. w"h 1963 UNKPAPA SS SUNDANCE FM 250-450 300-630 30-60 WHITEWOOD (REO RIVER) FORMATION WINNIPEG FORMATION . ,",0-60 0-100 DEADWOOD FORMATION DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA -------
Transcript of South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
GENERAL OUTCROP SECTION OF THE BLACK HILL.S AREA
QUATERNARYFORMATION SECTION DESCRIPTION
PLIOCENE
O-!5o'"'ANoS AND GRAVELS :,:'. . . . . ..... 0-100OGAI:LALA GROUP
MIOCENE ARIKAREE GROUP
~ OLIGOCENE<lI-0:••••I-
~-?-
WHITE RIVER GROUP
HELL CREEK FORMATION
(Lance Fo,motlon)
Scnd, grovel, and boulde,••Lltptt co/or~ 80n. and .(If&.
UPPER
FOX HILLS FORMATION 2!5-200 Grayish-white to yellow .sandstone
Principal horlzo!, or limestone len •••
ol-.••/ng t •• p•• butt ••
Dork-groy .hol. contolnlng .eott.red
concretions.
Widely .coU.red UIn•• tone mou.,. g/.,/ng
smoll tapH buHu
':.". ".- ' .....
PIERRE
B/oclc 11"11. shol. with coner.llons
Impur. chollt and colcor~u. shale
LIght -gray shol. with numerous large
concretions and sandy /oy.r s.
Doric -gray shol.
(2~- 30) Impur. .'obby.llm."fon.. Weathe,.. buff.
\ E===--~---====----===------=====---~~200-350)Oork-groy calcor.ous thol., wit" thinOrman Lok. IIm.done .ot bose.
~- - - - -~ Groy shol. w"h scott.red I,,,, •• 'one.~~~~ 300-550 toner."on •.
~ Cloy ~pur bentonite 'ot bo ••.~~----------------------~~==~==~==~~==~==~==~==~------~~~~~~~~--~------------i&I: ~ :=-~I _SO=_-::2-:50_I_-L-lg...:h::.,:::-g~r:..:o:::Y:..':.:i12IC:..~OU:...':=-'!:hO::'::..::.:.:F:.:~.:...h_5C_O_IO_. -I~ MOWRY SHALE ~ = ~ ond Ihin loy.,. 0' ~•••""lto;: NEWCASTLE SANDSTONE" .:.' .. : .-: : .:,' ,. ,: "".". .: .. : , , :. ~2~0~--=6..:0_I_::B:.:ro:.:w:::n:...':.:o...:I:.!lg~h::.'.!.y..:.:.:llo::.,:....:o:::n:.:d-.,~h~I.:.;'.~·..:.:..on~d:.:.:..'-:::.::....__ ~
CI SKULL CREEK SHALE ~===-=--~LOWERMassi •••• to 51abby sotKl5ton e.
JURASSIC
SHALE 120o-200c
Oar" gray '0 block 5hal.
~·==o=·----====-------·--==~ 10-1880-25
MINNELUSA FORMATION B····· _~ .. Ii·· 350-850
=: =
NIOBRARA FORMATION 100-22!5
25-48!5
Coaru gray to buff eron-b.dded con-
glom.rotlc ss, Int.rb.dd.d ."ith buff,
r.d, and gray cloy. especially toword
top. Local fin.-groin.d limes ton •..
.. '. '. '. '. : .•... : '. '. '. :' .': .•.•. ~"\..:0::_.-~2~2.::0~......:G:.:r.: •• ::n:....:.':.o..:m:::o::r.:o.:on~.::h::o:..'.:.:._T:...":..'~n....::.o:.:n::d:...'::o~n=•. _I
ENGLEWOOD LIMESTONE
10-400
Schi~t, slot •• quortzlte, and arkosic gr.it.Intrud.d by dio,it., m.tomorpllosed to
oMphibolit., and by fI,onite and p.gmatlte.
DEVONIAN ~
MISSISSIPPIAN PAHASAPA (MADISOH) LIMESTONE
Tv,n., Sand Zone "t>: :.':: :.: .>:.';::: -: :.:: ',~
CARLILE FORMATION ~~~~
Wall Creek Sandi EC=:--=--=----=-- ======400-7!50
GREENHORN FORMATION
BELLE FOURCHE SHALE
Gr•• nlsh-groy sho/., thin limutone I.u ••
GlauconitIc sandston.; r.d IS. ".or mldd I.
PERMIAN
170-270
FALL RIVER [DAKOTA (71] II .:=--: ::.: :': ..- .:.•. :.- :. ::.::.:: .r> 10-200
PENNSYLVANIAN
ORDOVICIAN
CAMBRIAN
METAMORPHIC and
IGNEOUS ROCKSPRE-CAMBRIAN
_ , Fuson Shale
:; 2, I Minnewasfe Is~•....J
MORRISON FORMATION
........ ~.
I-
y.llow to r.d cross-b.dded sond~tolt e,Jimedone, ond onhydrit. locolly at ,op.
Interb.dded sonddona, limestone, dolomit.,thole, and anhydrite ..
R.d .ho/e with Int.rbedd.d limestone and.and .•tOll. ot bas •.
Alau've Hght-colo,ed lime&tone. Dolomlt. inpar'. Cov.rnous in upper po,t.
PinJc '0 buff IIm.stone. Sho,. locallv 0' bas •.Buff do/omlt. ond limes ton•.Gr•• n lltol. with ti/tstOlle
•.•o.~I::,.,bfr!ggSyOd~~!~,~.:;:e;,':thpet':,~CO"ItIC~~~~~~:roc,:nf~~=,~~G!~.th!ob~:~~ne. w"h
1963
UNKPAPA SS
SUNDANCE FM 250-450
300-630
30-60WHITEWOOD (REO RIVER) FORMATION
WINNIPEG FORMATION
. ,",0-600-100
DEADWOOD FORMATION
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERINGSOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
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Reproducedby the South Dakota School or l!ines and Techno-logy!rOIl Science, AprU 14,1961, with permission or the publisher and or J. Laurence Kulp, the author._
BEGINNING OFERA PERIOD EPOCH INTERVAL
(MILLION YEARS)
0 0 QUATERNARY Pleistocene I 00 £1iOkelle ________ UN M!.OJ;ilne.. _______ 25
0TERTIARY
Oli..9Qcene_______ 2§Z UPPER 45
50 W MIDDLE. 52 50.Eocene_ LOWER 580 Paleocene ----.....= ----- 63
Moestrichtian _______ 72.
UPPERCamp-onion _ ~ ~_ _ _ ~..s.em oniQ.o_ --f=.-=-::::...--=-- -
100~njg~.!L _ -1'r- -- - - -
100CRETACEOUS TUULnJ..Q.n__ J~OJrulni.gll- ______ l.J.Q.
vLOWER Albion 120
0 Aptlan----------
0Neocomian 135
150-t3 UPPER 150JURASSIC(j) MIDDLE Bathonian 166.: "SciTocTon ---- ----W LOWER 181~ UPPER
200 TRIASSIC200
MIDDLE
LOWER (230) .,!
UPPER
250- PERMIAN MIDDLE 26Q.LOWER
28(J)::>
300 0PENNSYLVANIANIt: 300UJ
LLZ Vise~ _______ 320sIt: MISSISSIPPIAN
0<l Tournaisian 345u
350 0 UPPER 350N .Q25l.0 DEVONIAN MIDDLEW ~
400-.J
LOWER 405<! ,o, SILURIAN(425)
UPPER
450llinton ___ -:... __ 44~
ORDOVICIAN MIDDLE
LOWER
500 500UPPER
MQ..
550 CAMBRIAN MIDDLE
LOWER
600 -·-?-?--7-?--?-?--?-?--?--?--?- 600. . . . . . . . .Fig; 1. Geologic tilne scale.
