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The geology of Oklahoma is characterized by Carboniferous rocks in the east, Permian rocks in the center and towards the west, and a cover of Tertiary deposits in the panhandle to the west. The panhandle of Oklahoma is also noted for its Jurassic rocks as well.
Group or Formation Period Notes Ada Group/Ada Formation: Carboniferous: Altamont Formation: Carboniferous: Arbuckle Group/Arbuckle Formation: Ordovician: Arbuckle Group/Kindblade Formation
Pages in category "Geologic formations of Oklahoma" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Jefferson City Formation; M. Morrill Limestone; N.
Geologic map for the Anadarko Basin showing thickness of strata between the Silurian Hunter Group and the Pennsylvanian Desmoinesian Anadarko Basin Geologic Cross Section. The Anadarko Basin is a geologic depositional and structural basin centered in the western part of the state of Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle, and extending into southwestern Kansas and southeastern Colorado.
The Texas and Oklahoma red beds are sedimentary rocks, mostly consisting of sandstone and red mudstone. [8] The red color of the rocks is due to the presence of ferric oxide . [ 9 ] The rocks were deposited during the early Permian in a warm, moist climate, [ 10 ] with seasonal periods of dry conditions.
The Council Grove Group is a geologic group in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Nebraska as well as subsurface Colorado. It preserves fossils dating to the Carboniferous-Permian boundary. [1] [2] This group forms the foundations and lower ranges of the Flint Hills of Kansas, underlying the Chase Group that forms the highest ridges of the Flint Hills.
The Wetumka Formation is a geologic formation in Oklahoma. It preserves fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period. See also. Earth sciences portal;
The McLish Formation is a geologic formation in Oklahoma. ... List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Oklahoma; Paleontology in Oklahoma; References