Wellington Formation
E279783
The Wellington Formation is a Permian-age geological formation in the central United States, particularly Oklahoma, known for its red beds, evaporite deposits, and distinctive barite "rose rock" concretions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wellington Formation canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| ageStatus | early Permian ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | red ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
Permian invertebrates
ⓘ
trace fossils ⓘ |
| containsMineral |
anhydrite
ⓘ
barite ⓘ gypsum ⓘ halite ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
continental
ⓘ
evaporitic ⓘ playa lake ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
collector source of barite rose rocks
ⓘ
source of evaporite minerals ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Permian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Cisuralian ⓘ |
| hasConcretionType | barite rose ⓘ |
| hasRockType |
chemical sedimentary rock
ⓘ
clastic sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| hasSedimentaryStructure |
mud cracks
ⓘ
ripple marks ⓘ |
| knownFor | barite rose rock concretions ⓘ |
| lithology |
anhydrite
ⓘ
evaporite ⓘ gypsum ⓘ halite ⓘ red beds ⓘ sandstone ⓘ shale ⓘ siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansas
ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ Texas ⓘ central United States ⓘ |
| namedFor | Wellington, Kansas ⓘ |
| overlies | Chase Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Permian Period
ⓘ
surface form:
Permian System
Permian red beds of the Midcontinent ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf |
Central United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Midcontinent region
|
| underlies |
Harper Sandstone
ⓘ
Ninnescah Shale ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.