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TitleMinor Faulting of Unkpapa Sandstone in Calico Canyon, Black Hills, South Dakota
DescriptionMinor Faulting of Unkpapa Sandstone in Calico Canyon, Black Hills, South Dakota. Microfaulting locally common in banded samples, occurring in singular or multiple parallel groups numbering as many as four or more; faults often criss-cross at any angle; some faults are clean, most have a dragged appearance.
ChronostratigraphyJurassic
LithostratigraphyUnkpapa Sandstone
Geologic provinceBlack Hills
LocationUSA ▹ South Dakota ▹ Custer. Near Buffalo Gap. Boland Ridge Quadrangle.
PhotographerJoseph Hartman. 1975.
CollectionJoseph Hartman P00849.
Key wordsUnkpapa, Calico Canyon, fault
Tech details294 KB. Outcrop. Kodachrome, TIFF format.
GeoDIL number1797