Upper Cambrian Jordan Sandstone and Ordovician Oneota Dolomite, Weaver, MN

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Roadcut of Late Cambrian Jordan Sandstone and overlying Ordovician Oneota Dolomite along Wabasha County 26, near Weaver, MN, illustrating large-scale crossbeds and unconformable formation boundary.

Upper Cambrian Franconia Formation, La Crosse, WI

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Cross-bedded glauconitic sandstone of the Franconia Formation (Tunnel City Group in local lore) exposed on Grandad Bluff, La Crosse, WI.

 

 

Late Cambrian Jordan Sandstone, HW14 roadcut near Lewiston, MN

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Large roadcut of Late Cambrian Jordan Sandstone and overlying Ordovician Oneota Dolomite between Stockton and Lewiston, MN, illustrating low-angle bedding, intraclasts, and several scales of cross-stratification.

Cross-stratified Late Cambrian Jordan Sandstone, Homer, MN

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Cross-stratified Late Cambrian Jordan Sandstone, Homer, MN.