Stratigraphic Nomenclature For Michigan€¦ · Stratigraphic Nomenclature Project Committee:...
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Michigan Dept. of Environmental QualityGeological Survey DivisionHarold Fitch, State Geologist
andMichigan Basin Geological Society
Stratigraphic Nomenclature Project Committee:
Principal Authors:
2000
MIC
HIG
AN
BASIN
GEOLOGICALS
OC
IETY
1936
RELATED TERM CORRELATION
LEGEND
Limestone
Shaley
Sandy
Dolomite
Sandy
Shaley
Glacial Drift
Anhydrite/Gypsum
Reefs/Bioherms
Basement Rocks
Coal Bed
Sandstone
Limey
Shaley
Dolomitic
Conglomeritic
Siltstone
Shale
Sandy
Limey
Dolomitic
Salt
DOMINANT LITHOLOGYOUTCROP NOMENCLATURE SUBSURFACE NOMENCLATUREGEOLOGIC TIME
Acknowledgements
This work is the product of the combined efforts of the geological communities of Michigan and the surrounding states and provinces. Below are given just a representative few of the contributors:
Academia: Dr. Aureal T. Cross, Michigan State University; Dr. Robert H. Dott, Jr.,University of Wisconsin; Mr. William D. Everham, Ph.D. Candidate, Michigan Technological University.
Government: Dr. Terry R. Carter, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources; Mr. John M. Esch, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; Dr. Brian D. Keith,Indiana Geological Survey; Mr. Lawrence H Wickstrom, Ohio Geological Survey.
Industry: Mr. Donald J. Bailey, Consultant; Mr. Jimmy R. Myles, Scot Energy; Mr. Dan E. Pfeiffer, Pfeiffer Exploration Services.
A complete listing of all contributors will be found in the Stratigraphic Lexicon for Michigan, of which this column is an integral part.
ERA PERIOD EPOCHNORTH
AMERICANSTAGES
GROUP FORMATION MEMBER FORMATION GROUP
Killians Mbr
Collingwood Sh
Chapel Rock Mbr
Trenton Fm
Ogontz Mbr
Bay de Noc Mbr
Fiborn Ls Mbr
Cataract Gr
Burnt Bluff Gr
Manistique Gr
Salina Gr
Bass Islands Gr
Detroit River Gr
Bush Bay Fm
Rapson Creek Fm
Rockview Fm
Engadine Gr
Traverse Gr
Glacial Drift
Oronto Gr
Glacial Drift
Ionia Fm
Grand River Fm
Saginaw Fm
Parma Ss Parma Ss
Bayport Ls
Michigan Fm
Marshall Ss
Coldwater Sh
Berea Ss
Bedford Sh
Antrim Sh
Traverse Ls
Bell Sh
Dundee Ls
Lucas Fm
Amherstburg Fm
Sylvania Ss
Bois Blanc Fm
Garden Island Fm
Salina G Unit
Salina F Unit
Salina E Unit
Salina D Unit
Salina C Unit
Salina B Unit
Salina A-2 Carb
Salina A-2 Evap
Ruff Fm
Salina A-1 Evap
Cain Fm
Guelph Dol
Lockport Dol
Manistique Gr
Traverse Gr
Bass Islands Gr
Pte. aux ChenesFm
Niagara Gr
Burnt Bluff Gr
Cabot Head Sh
Manitoulin DolCataract Gr
Queenston Sh
Utica Sh
Trenton Fm
Richmond Gr
Black River Fm
Glenwood Fm
Precambrian Crystalline Basement Complex
Collingwood Sh
<unconformity>St.Peter Ss
Prairie du Chien Gr
Trempealeau Fm
Eau Claire Fm
Munising Gr
Mount Simon Ss
Pre-Mt. Simon Clastics
Precambrian Crystalline Basement Complex
Cenozoic
Quaternary
Pleistocene
Mesozoic Jurassic Middle Oxfordian
ConemaughLate
Penn
sylva
nian
PottsvilleEarly
Mis
siss
ippi
an
Late
Early
Meramecian
Osagian
Kinderhookian
Squaw Bay Ls
Chautauquan
Senecan
Erian
Ulsterian
Late
Middle
Early
Dev
onia
n
Pal
eozo
ic
Cayugan
Niagaran
Alexandrian
Late
Middle
Early
Cincinnatian
Mohawkian
Chazyan
Whiterockian
Canadian
Trempealeaun
Franconian
Dresbachian
Middle Proterozoic Eon
Silu
rian
Ord
ovic
ian
Cam
bria
n
Late
Middle
Early
Late
Norwood Mbr
Antrim Sh
Squaw Bay Ls
undifferentiated
undifferentiated
Detroit River Gr
Salina Gr
undifferentiated
undifferentiated
Potter Farm Mbr
Ellsworth Sh
Sunbury Sh
(western)Ellsworth Sh
(western)
Berea Ss
Bedford Sh
Sunbury Sh
(eas
tern
)
Saginaw Fm
Bayport Ls
Norway Point Mbr
Four Mile Dam MbrAlpena Ls
Genshaw Mbr
Newton Creek Mbr
Long Lake Ls
Groos Quarry Mbr
Au Train Fm
Munising Fm
Cordell Fm
Schoolcraft Fm
Hendricks Fm
Byron Fm
Lime Island Fm
Cabot Head Sh
Manitoulin Dol
Big Hill Fm
Stonington Fm
Bill's Creek Sh
Jacobsville Ss
Freda Ss
Nonesuch Sh
Copper Harbor Cgl
Archean to Middle Proterozoic Eons
Basal Cgl
Ionia Fm
Grand River Fm
Michigan Fm
Marshall Ss
Coldwater Sh
Thunder Bay Ls
Ferron Point Fm
Rockport Quarry Ls
Bell Sh
Rogers City Ls
Dundee Ls
Anderdon Ls
Lucas Fm
Amherstburg Fm
Sylvania Ss
Bois Blanc Fm
Garden Island Fm
Rasin River Dol
Put-in-Bay Dol
St. Ignace Dol
Black River Fm
Chandler Falls Mbr
Franconia Fm
Galesville SsMiner's Castle Mbr
<unconformity>
Mac
kina
c B
recc
ia
Mac
kina
c B
recc
ia
(eas
tern
)
Paxton Mbr
Lachine Mbr
Upper Mbr
Richmond Gr
Wisconsinan
Dr. Paul A. CatacosinosDr. William B. Harrison IIIMr. Robert F. ReynoldsDr. David B.WestjohnMr. Mark S. Wollensak
Dr. Paul A. Catacosinos, Co-chairmanMr. Mark S. Wollensak, Co-chairman
STRATIGRAPHICPOSITION
Ionia Fm
Michigan Fm
Coldwater Sh
Antrim Sh
Dundee Ls
Lucas Fm
Amherstburg Fm
St. Ignace Dolomite
Salina B Unit
Ruff Formation
Cain Fm
Guelph Dolomite
Lockport Dolomite
Burnt Bluff Gr
Trenton Fm
Black River Fm
Glenwood Fm
St. Peter Sandstone
Prairie du Chien Gr
Trempealeau Fm
Galesville Ss
Pre-Mt. Simon Clastics
STRATIGRAPHICNOMENCLATUREFOR MICHIGAN
RELATED TERMS
Jurassic Red Beds
Clare Dolomite, Brown Lime, Stray Dolomite, Stray Sandstone, Stray-Stray Sandstone, Stray-Stray-Stray Sandstone, Triple Gyp
Coldwater Red Rock, Speckled Dolomite, Wier Sand
Charlton Black Shale Member, Elltrim,Chester Black Shale Member, Upper Black Shale,Light Antrim, Lower Black, Lower AntrimMiddle Antrim, Middle Gray Antrim, Dark Antrim,Middle Gray Shale, Unit 1A, Unit 1B, Unit 1C,Crappo Creek Grey Shale Member
Reed City Member/Dolomite/Anhydrite
Freer Sandstone, Horner Member, Iutzi Member, Massive Salt/Anhydrite, Sour Zone, Big Anhydrite,Richfield Zone/Member/Sandstone, Big Salt
Filer Sandstone, Meldrum Member, Black Lime
Salina H Unit
Big Salt, B Salt
Salina A-1 Carbonate, Rabbit Ears Anhydrite,
Salina A-0 Carbonate
Brown Niagara, Niagaran Reef, Pinnacle Reef,Engadine Dolomite
Gray Niagara, White Niagara
Clinton Formation
Cap Dolomite
Van Wert Zone, Sneaky Peek, Black River Shale
Goodwell Unit, Zone of Unconformity
Bruggers Sandstone, Jordan Sandstone,Knox Sandstone, Massive Sand
Foster Formation, New Richmond Sandstone, Lower Knox Carbonate, St. Lawrence Formation,T-PDC, Oneota Dolomite, Brazos Shale
Lodi Formation
Dresbach Sandstone
Precambrian "Red Beds"
Partridge Point Mbr
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Norwood Mbr
Paxton Mbr
Lachine Mbr
Upper Mbr
Foster Fm
Pre
cam
bria
n