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Earth Science — Williston Basin

A sequence including the Bakken shale.

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Williston Basin (USA / Canada)Fort Union FormationPaleocene0.00 mPierre ShaleLate Cretaceous0.80 mDakota SandstoneCretaceous2.20 mMadison LimestoneMississippian3.00 mBakken Formation (shale)Devonian4.20 mRed River FormationOrdovician4.80 m5.80 m180 million years missing24 million years missing6 layers, 5.80 m, every contact the right way up — and 2 unconformities, the largest 180 million year…180 million years are missing between `Madison Limestone` and `Dakota Sandstone`: the lower layer ends long before …24 million years are missing between `Red River Formation` and `Bakken Formation (shale)`: the lower layer ends lon…

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title "Williston Basin (USA / Canada)"
type column
layer "Fort Union Formation" thickness 0.8 color "#c2a878" age "Paleocene"
layer "Pierre Shale" thickness 1.4 color "#4a5a4a" age "Late Cretaceous"
layer "Dakota Sandstone" thickness 0.8 color "#d6bea0" age "Cretaceous"
layer "Madison Limestone" thickness 1.2 color "#cbd5e1" age "Mississippian"
layer "Bakken Formation (shale)" thickness 0.6 color "#2a2a2a" age "Devonian"
layer "Red River Formation" thickness 1.0 color "#a98a6a" age "Ordovician"