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Geologic map of the Fittstown 7.5΄ quadrangle, Pontotoc and Johnston Counties, Oklahoma

Scientific Investigations Map 3371
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https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3371

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Abstract

This 1:24,000-scale geologic map includes new geologic mapping as well as compilation and revision of previous geologic maps in the area. Field investigations were carried out during 2009–2011 that included mapping and investigations of the geology and hydrology of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma, west of the map area.

The Fittstown quadrangle is in Pontotoc and Johnston Counties in south-central Oklahoma, which is in the northeastern part of the Arbuckle Mountains. The Arbuckle Mountains are composed of a thick sequence of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks that overlie Lower Cambrian and Precambrian igneous rocks; these latter rocks are not exposed in the quadrangle. From Middle to Late Pennsylvanian time, the Arbuckle Mountains region was folded, faulted, and uplifted. Periods of erosion followed these Pennsylvanian mountain-building events, beveling this region and ultimately developing the current subtle topography that includes hills and incised uplands. The southern and northwestern parts of the Fittstown quadrangle are directly underlain by Lower Ordovician dolomite of the Arbuckle Group that has eroded to form an extensive, stream-incised upland containing the broad, gently southeast-plunging, Pennsylvanian-age Hunton anticline. The northeastern part of the map area is underlain by Middle Ordovician to Pennsylvanian limestone, shale, and sandstone units that predominantly dip northeast and form the northeastern limb of the Hunton anticline; this limb is cut by steeply dipping, northwest-southeast striking faults of the Franks fault zone. This limb and the Franks fault zone define the southwestern margin of the Franks graben, which is underlain by Pennsylvanian rocks in the northeast part of the map area.

Suggested Citation

Lidke, D.J., and Blome, C.D., 2017, Geologic map of the Fittstown 7.5′ quadrangle, Pontotoc and Johnston Counties, Oklahoma: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Map 3371, 14 p., 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000, https://doi.org/10.3133/sim3371.

ISSN: 2329-132X (online)

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Table of Contents

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Geologic Setting
  • Acknowledgments
  • Description of Map Units
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Geologic map of the Fittstown 7.5΄ quadrangle, Pontotoc and Johnston Counties, Oklahoma
Series title Scientific Investigations Map
Series number 3371
DOI 10.3133/sim3371
Year Published 2017
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
Description Pamphlet: iv, 14 p.; 1 Sheet: 34.09 x 34.35 inches; Read Me; Spatial Data
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Johnson County. Pontotoc County
Online Only (Y/N) Y
Additional Online Files (Y/N) Y
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