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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.

 

Tagged Cannon Falls, carbonate, Glenwood, Minnesota, mudstone, Ordovician, Platteville

Ordovician Platteville Formation, Sogn, MN

March 22, 2020March 24, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Ordovician carbonates and marls of the Platteville Formation exposed in roadcut along Goodhue County 14, Sogn, MN.

 

Tagged carbonate, Minnesota, Ordovician, Platteville, Sogn

Ordovician Platteville Formation, Saint Paul, MN

March 20, 2020March 24, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Finely bedded Ordovician carbonates and marls of the Platteville Formation, Mississippi River bluffs, Saint Paul, MN. Close up of coarse shell lag within the bed that crops out halfway up the section on the right side of