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  • Usage in publication:
    • Patterson Sandstone
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Sandstone
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Black Warrior basin
Publication:

Mellen, F.F., 1974, Patterson Sandstone, Ordovician or Silurian?: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 58, no. 1, p. 143-148. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

Patterson Sandstone named in subsurface of Pontotoc Co., northeastern MS. This gas-bearing medium-gray to brownish sandstone contains quartz pebbles and grit in lower part. Unit is 15 m thick. Overlies Ottawa Group; underlies Wayne Formation. Age is Early Silurian.

Source: GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Reston GNULEX).


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