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Ringold Formation

The Ringold Formation is a geological formation in Eastern Washington, United States. The formation consists of sediment laid down by the Columbia River following the flood basalt eruptions of the Columbia River Basalt Group, and reaches up to 1,000 feet (300 m) thick in places. It preserves fossils dating back to the late Miocene and Pliocene epochs of…

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Country
United States
Named by
John C. Merriam, John P. Buwalda
Named for
Ringold Post Office
Overlies
Columbia River Basalt Group
Region
Washington (state)
Thickness
1,000 feet (300 m)

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Ringold Formation

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Ringold Formation

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related to Plants and climate · 18
Ringold Formation → Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Columbia Plateau, Hanford, In, Ma, Miocene, Mississippi, Other, Pike, Pliocene, Poaceae, Pollen, Ringold, Riverside, The, Warm-water, White Bluffs
related to Recent landslides · 15
Ringold Formation → As, Basin City, Blown, Columbia River, Irrigation, Landslides, Locke Island, Missoula Floods, Movement, Othello, Priest Rapids Dam, Rapid, The, This, White Bluffs
related to Geology · 14
Ringold Formation → Columbia Basin, Columbia Plateau, Columbia River, During, Goldendale, Horse Heaven Hills, North-to-south, Rattlesnake Mountain, The Ringold Formation, These, Tri-Cities, Wallula Gap, Yakima, Yakima Valley
related to Mammals · 14
Ringold Formation → Blancan, Blancan II NALMA, Blancan III NALMA, Blufftop, C2An, C3n, Hemphillian NALMA, Miocene, NALMA, Pliocene, River Road, Taunton, The, White Bluffs
related to Stratigraphy · 13
Ringold Formation → Cascade Range, Columbia, Columbia River, Columbia River Basalt Group, Hanford Reach National Monument, It, Missoula Floods, Oregon, Regional, The Ringold Formation, The White Bluffs, These, Washington
is a · 2
Ringold Formation → geological formation in Eastern Washington, sediment laid down during the period of the lake's existence and while the route of the river was changing.Some of the sediments found as part of the formation may have been sou…
Coordinates · 1
Ringold Formation → .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…
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Ringold Formation → United States
Named by · 1
Ringold Formation → John C. Merriam, John P. Buwalda
Named for · 1
Ringold Formation → Ringold Post Office

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formation river columbia ringold bluffs white pliocene landslides deposits island washington miocene basalt late hanford years sediment recent united states

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Ringold FormationCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Ringold FormationCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Ringold FormationNamed byJohn C. Merriam, John P. Buwalda1.00infobox
Ringold FormationNamed forRingold Post Office1.00infobox
Ringold FormationOverliesColumbia River Basalt Group1.00infobox
Ringold FormationRegionWashington (state)1.00infobox
Ringold FormationThickness1,000 feet (300 m)1.00infobox
Ringold FormationTypeFormation1.00infobox
Ringold FormationUnderliesDeposits from Missoula Floods1.00infobox
Ringold Formationis ageological formation in Eastern Washington0.90text
Ringold Formationis asediment laid down during the period of the lake's existence and while the route of the river was changing.Some of the sediments found as part of the formation may have been sou…0.90text
the Mississippi lowland forestsinstance ofThe lower Ringold flora is similar to moist eastern ecosystems0.80text

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