White Bluff Formation
{{Short description|Geologic formation in Arkansas}}
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| age = Paleogene
| prilithology = marl, sand, clay
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| namedfor = White Bluff, along the Arkansas River
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| region = Arkansas
| country = United States
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| unitof = Jackson Group
| subunits = Pastoria Sand Member, Caney Point Marl Member, Rison Clay Member
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The White Bluff Formation is a marl, sand, and clay geologic formation in Arkansas that is part of the Jackson Group. It preserves fossils dating back to the Paleogene period, specifically the Eocene.
Description
The White Bluff Formation is composed of three members: the Pastoria Sand Member, the Caney Point Marl Member, and the Rison Clay Member.{{cite journal |last1=Wilbert, Jr. |first1=Louis J. |title=The Jacksonian Stage in southeastern Arkansas |journal=Arkansas Division of Geology Bulletin |date=1953 |volume=19 |pages=37–56 |url=http://www.geology.ar.gov/pdf/Bull-19_Jacksonian_Stage_SE_AR.pdf |accessdate=29 June 2018 |archive-date=25 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125102653/http://geology.ar.gov/pdf/Bull-19_Jacksonian_Stage_SE_AR.pdf |url-status=live }} The Pastoria Sand is a clayey sand containing glauconite and mollusca fossils. The Caney Point Marl is a chalky clay with glauconite and various invertebrate fossils. The Rison Clay is a clay with interbedded silts containing foraminifera fossils and scattered mollusca molds. The entire formation was deposited as a marine sequence.{{cite journal |last1=McFarland |first1=John D. |title=Stratigraphic summary of Arkansas |journal=Arkansas Geological Commission Information Circular |date=2004 |edition=Revised |volume=36 |url=http://www.geology.arkansas.gov/pdf/IC-36_v.pdf |access-date=29 June 2018 |archive-date=24 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224015956/http://geology.arkansas.gov/pdf/IC-36_v.pdf |url-status=dead }}
See also
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References
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- {{cite web|title= Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database|author= ((Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database))|url= https://www.fossilworks.org|access-date= 17 December 2021}}
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