Deadwood Formation
The Deadwood Formation is a geologic formation of the Williston Basin and Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It is present in parts of North and South Dakota and Montana in the United States, and in parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and southwestern corner of Manitoba in Canada. It is of Late Cambrian to Early Ordovician age and was named for exposures in Whitewood Creek near Deadwood, South Dakota. It is a significant aquifer in some areas, and its conglomerates yielded significant quantities of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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Deadwood Formation
The Deadwood Formation is a geologic formation of the Williston Basin and Western Canada Sedimentary Basin. It is present in parts of North and South Dakota and Montana in the United States, and in parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and southwestern corner of Manitoba in Canada. It is of Late Cambrian to Early Ordovician age and was named for exposures in Whitewood Creek near Deadwood, South Dakota. It is a significant aquifer in some areas, and its conglomerates yielded significant quantities of gold in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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The Deadwood Formation is a ge ...... as well as Ordovician fossils.
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The Deadwood Formation at Fall ...... the Black Hills, South Dakota.
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Deadwood Formation
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Darton, N.H. and Paige, S.
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Precambrian rocks, or Earlie and Pika Formations
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Williston Basin and Western Canada Sedimentary Basin
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Red River Formation, Winnipeg Formation, Englewood Formation, or Elk Point Group
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The Deadwood Formation is a ge ...... e Black Hills of South Dakota.
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Deadwood Formation
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