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Michigan Dept. of Environmental QualityGeological Survey DivisionHarold Fitch, State Geologist

andMichigan Basin Geological Society

Stratigraphic Nomenclature Project Committee:

Principal Authors:

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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

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

Quatern

ary

Pleistoc

ene

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

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 Peak, 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