A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Paleocene strata of the Little Missouri River section, Slope, Golden Valley, and Billings Counties, southwestern North Dakota |
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| Description | Paleocene strata of the upper Ludlow and lower Tongue River Formations (Fort Union Group)are exposed in the foreground on a bend in the Little Missouri River in T. 136 N., R. 104 W. (center right edge), in northwestern Slope County. Both upper Paleocene and Oligocene strata are found in the distant view east of Bullion Butte on the border between Golden Valley and Billings Counties in southwestern North Dakota. Numerous slump features are present along the bluffs of the river. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Paleocene |
| Lithostratigraphy | Ludlow Formation, Tongue River Formation (Fort Union Group) |
| Geologic province | Williston Basin |
| Location | USA ▹ North Dakota ▹ Slope. Near Beach (Golva). |
| Photographer | Joseph Hartman. 1992. |
| Collection | Joseph Hartman C02424. |
| Key words | Paleocene, Ludlow Formation, Tongue River Formation, North Dakota |
| Tech details | 462 KB. Vista. Kodachrome, TIFF format. |
| GeoDIL number | 1170 |
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