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  • Usage in publication:
    • Rattlesnake Hammock Formation
  • Modifications:
    • Named
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Anhydrite
    • Limestone
    • Dolomite
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Florida platform
Publication:

Winston, G.D., 1976, Six proposed formations in the undefined portion of the Lower Cretaceous section in South Florida: Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 26, p. 69-72.


Summary:

Rattlesnake Hammock Formation of Ocean Reef Group named in Collier Co., southeastern FL. Consists of thick, dense limestone at base and thick, regionally persistent anhydrite at top. Also contains dolomite. Unit is 225 m thick in type well. Overlies Lake Trafford Formation of Ocean Reef Group and underlies Marco Junction Formation of Big Cypress Group. Age is Early Cretaceous (Comanchean).

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


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Rattlesnake Hammock Formation*
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Florida platform
Publication:

Pollastro, R.M., and Viger, R.J., 1998, Maps showing hydrocarbon plays of the Florida Peninsula, U.S. Geological Survey petroleum province 50: U.S. Geological Survey Oil and Gas Investigations Map, OM-226, 1 sheet, 7 p., scale 1:1,000,000


Summary:

Early Cretaceous Rattlesnake Hammock Formation of Ocean Reef Group used following Faulkner and Applegate (1986, Gulf Coast Association of Geological Societies Transactions, v. 36, p. 83-96) and Lloyd (1991, Florida Geological Survey Information Circular 107, p. 1-62).

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


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