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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.
The Oklahoma Geological Society was established on the Oklahoma University campus under an agreement between OU geology professor, Charles N. Gould, and the OU Dean of Arts and Sciences, Professor James S. Buchanan. Gould had founded the Oklahoma Geological Survey in 1908 and became its first director until 1911, when he left to go into private ...
Hard sandstones commonly cap mesas, buttes and plateaus where erosion has formed badlands topography, as is the case for much of the Horseshoe Canyon Formation and the Scollard Formation. Coarse-grained sediments are rare in the Edmonton Group.
Badlands are a type of dry terrain where softer sedimentary rocks and clay-rich soils have been extensively eroded. [1] They are characterized by steep slopes, minimal vegetation, lack of a substantial regolith, and high drainage density. [2] Ravines, gullies, buttes, hoodoos and other such geologic forms are common in badlands.
The following is a list of historical earthquakes with epicenters located within the boundaries of Oklahoma. Only earthquakes of greater than or equal to magnitude 4.5 are included. Information pertaining to time, magnitude, epicenter, and depth is retrieved from the United States Geological Survey or, when USGS information is unavailable, the ...
The White River Fauna are fossil animals found in the White River Group of South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska in the United States.In southwest South Dakota and northwest Nebraska, these fossils are characteristic of the White River Badlands (including Badlands National Park), though they can be found far beyond the limits of the White River watershed.
Yellowstone National Park, WY: Yellowstone Library and Museum Association. ISBN 0-585-02501-0. Chambers, Frank, ed. (1988). Jackson, William Henry. Hayden and His Men: Being a Selection of 108 Photographs by William Henry Jackson of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories for the years 1870-1878. Francis Paul ...
Badlands in the northern portion of Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Badlands in 1939 (45 miles southeast of Rapid City) As part of the World War II effort, the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) took possession of 341,726 acres (533.9 sq mi; 1,382.9 km 2 ) of land on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation , home of the Oglala Sioux people, for a gunnery range.