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Earth Science — Michigan Basin

A classic intracratonic basin with thick evaporites.

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Michigan Basin (evaporites)Glacial drift0.00 mMarshall SandstoneMississippian0.50 mAntrim ShaleDevonian1.30 mSalina salt + gypsumSilurian2.30 mNiagaran reef dolomiteSilurian4.10 m5.30 m5 layers, 5.30 m, and the contacts this could check are the right way up — but 1 layer of the 5 carri…1 layer of the 5 carries no `age` — `Glacial drift`. Superposition is transitive, so the law was still checked ACRO…

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title "Michigan Basin (evaporites)"
type column
layer "Glacial drift"         thickness 0.5 color "#cdb892"
layer "Marshall Sandstone"    thickness 0.8 color "#f5deb3" age "Mississippian"
layer "Antrim Shale"          thickness 1.0 color "#1f2937" age "Devonian"
layer "Salina salt + gypsum"  thickness 1.8 color "#e0f2fe" age "Silurian"
layer "Niagaran reef dolomite" thickness 1.2 color "#d6bea0" age "Silurian"