Misplaced Pages

Freda Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Proterozoic
Type	Formation
Underlies	Jacobsville Sandstone
Overlies	Nonesuch Shale
Lithology
Primary	sandstone
Other	mudstone, shale
Location
Region	Michigan and Wisconsin
Country	United States

The Freda Sandstone is a geologic formation in Michigan. It dates back to the Proterozoic. Lithologically, the Freda Sandstone is a lithic, red-brown, cyclic sequence of sandstones, mudstones and shales (conglomerates are rare).

References

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

• Catacosinos, Paul (1991). "Early Sedimentary Evolution of the Michigan Basin". Geological Society of America Special Paper. 256 (1): 248. ISBN 978-0-8137-2256-6.

v t e Chronostratigraphy of Michigan
Ph	Cz Q Pleistocene indet. Glacial till Mz J indet. Ionia Formation Pz C ⁋ Grand River Formation Saginaw Formation indet. Parma Sandstone M Bayport Limestone Coldwater Shale Marshall Sandstone Sunbury Shale D Upper indet. Antrim Shale Bedford Shale Berea Sandstone Ellsworth Shale Frasnian Squaw Bay Limestone Middle Givetian Squaw Bay Limestone Alpena Limestone Amherstburg Formation Anderdon Limestone Bell Shale Bois Blanc Formation Dundee Limestone Ferron Point Formation Long Lake Limestone Lucas Formation Rockport Quarry Limestone Rogers City Limestone Sylvania Sandstone Thunder Bay Limestone Lower Garden Island Formation S indet. Bertie Formation Byron Formation Bush Bay Formation Cordell Formation Hendricks Formation Lime Island Formation Pointe aux Chenes Formation Put-in-Bay Dolomite Raisin River Dolomite Rapson Creek Formation Rockview Formation Salina Group Schoolcraft Formation St. Ignace Dolomite Llandovery Cabot Head Shale Manitoulin Dolomite O Upper Sandbian Bill's Creek Shale Big Hill Formation Stonington Formation Middle Darriwilian Bill's Creek Shale Black River Formation Collingwood Shale Trenton Formation Lower Au Train Formation Є Munising Formation
pЄ	♇ Copper Harbor Conglomerate Freda Sandstone Jacobsville Sandstone Nonesuch Shale

This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in Michigan is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e

• Stratigraphy of Michigan
• Midwestern United States geologic formation stubs
• Michigan geography stubs