mudstone – Sedimentary Geology

Paleocene Carmelo Formation, Point Lobos, CA

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Paleocene deep marine sandstone, mudstone, and matrix-supported intraclastic conglomerate within the Carmelo Formation exposed at Point Lobos, California.

Ordovician Glenwood and Platteville Formations, Cannon Falls, MN

March 24, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Ordovician carbonates of the Platteville Formation overlie slope-forming mudstones of the Glenwood Formation exposed in roadcut along Limestone Road, Cannon Falls, MN.