Virgelle Sandstone

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The Virgelle Sandstone is a geologic formation overlain by the Two Medicine Formation."Geological Setting," Trexler (2001); pages 300-301. It formed from the beach sands exposed on northern and western shores of the receding Colorado Sea.

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References

  • Trexler, D., 2001, Two Medicine Formation, Montana: geology and fauna: In: Mesozoic Vertebrate Life, edited by Tanke, D. H., and Carpenter, K., Indiana University Press, pp. 298–309.

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Category:Sandstone formations of the United States

Category:Cretaceous Montana

Category:Geologic formations of Montana