Chadron Formation

Rock formation in North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming
Chadron Formation
Stratigraphic range: Late Eocene
~35–34 Ma
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Chadron Formation in Badlands National Park, South Dakota
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofWhite River Formation
UnderliesBrule Formation
Overliesmarine indet.
Lithology
PrimaryFine grained clastic rocks
OtherTuff, Sandstone
Location
RegionNebraska, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forChadron, Nebraska

Chadron Formation is a rock formation in North Dakota, South Dakota, northwestern Nebraska, and eastern Wyoming. It is named after the town of Chadron, Nebraska. It was mapped out by Carl Vondra in the 1950s.[1]

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References

  1. ^ Nebraska Academy of Sciences (1985). Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies. The Academy. p. 128. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
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Cenozoic chronostratigraphy of Colorado
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Pliocene
Zanclean
Miocene
Messinian
Aquitanian
  • Grouse Mountain Basalt
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    Oligocene
    Chattian
    • Brule Formation
    • Central Colorado Volcanics
    • Chadron Formation
    • Conejos Formation
    • Pinnacle Formation
    • Pitch Formation
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    • Gravel Mountain Formation
    • Independence Mountain Formation
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    Paleozoic chronostratigraphy of Colorado
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    P
    Lopingian
    Changhsingian
  • Chugwater Formation
  • Lykins Formation
  • Taloga Formation
  • Cisuralian
    Asselian
    C
    Gzhelian
    M
    Tournaisian
  • Williams Canyon Formation
  • D
    Upper
    Famennian
    • Williams Canyon Formation
    O
    Upper
  • Fremont Limestone
  • Viola Formation
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    Tremadocian
    • Arbuckle Formation
    • Manitou Formation
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    Furongian
    Stage 10
    Paibian
    Series 3
    Guzhangian
    • Reagan Formation
    • Tintic Formation
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    Precambrian chronostratigraphy of Colorado
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    Tonian
    • Tava Formation
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    Siderian
  • Owiyukuts Complex
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