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Geologic units in Emery county, Utah

Permian (2) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Early Permian) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Lithology: limestone

Tertiary (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Paleocene to Early Eocene) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Lithology: limestone; medium-grained mixed clastic; dolostone (dolomite)

Triassic (2) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Triassic) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Lithology: mudstone; sandstone; siltstone; conglomerate; limestone

Pennsylvanian and Permian sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Pennsylvanian to Permian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: limestone; sandstone

Quaternary alluvium and colluvium (Quaternary) at surface, covers 7 % of this area

Lithology: alluvium; colluvium

Cretaceous and Tertiary sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Cretaceous to Paleocene) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Lithology: fine-grained mixed clastic; sandstone; conglomerate

Quaternary eolian deposits (Quaternary) at surface, covers 9 % of this area

Lithology: eolian

Jurassic (2) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Jurassic) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Lithology: shale; sandstone; conglomerate

Tertiary (3) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Eocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; mudstone; limestone

Tertiary intrusive rocks in southeastern Utah (Oligocene) at surface, covers 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: diorite; monzodiorite; quartz monzodiorite; quartz diorite; syenite; granite

Tertiary (2) sedimentary rocks in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin region (Eocene) at surface, covers 0.4 % of this area

Lithology: shale; limestone; oil shale; fine-grained mixed clastic; tuff

Cretaceous (2) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Cretaceous) at surface, covers 14 % of this area

Lithology: shale; sandstone; limestone

Quaternary landslides (Quaternary) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: landslide

Cretaceous (3) sedimentary rocks in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin region (Late Cretaceous) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; shale; coal

Cretaceous (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Cretaceous) at surface, covers 6 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; shale

Triassic (1) sedimentary rocks in Salt southeastern Utah (Early Triassic) at surface, covers 8 % of this area

Lithology: mudstone; sandstone; siltstone; limestone; evaporite; conglomerate

Jurassic (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Middle to Late Jurassic) at surface, covers 19 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; mudstone; limestone; evaporite

Triassic and Jurassic sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Early Jurassic) at surface, covers 7 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; mudstone; limestone

Cretaceous and Tertiary sedimentary rocks in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin region (Late Cretaceous to Paleocene) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Lithology: conglomerate; sandstone; fine-grained mixed clastic; limestone; coal

Permian (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Pennsylvanian to Early Permian) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; fine-grained mixed clastic; limestone

Tertiary (1) sedimentary rocks in Uinta Mountains-Unita Basin region (Early to Middle Eocene) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Lithology: fine-grained mixed clastic; limestone; coal

Cretaceous (3) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Cretaceous) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Lithology: shale; sandstone; coal; black shale

Older Quaternary alluvial deposits (Quaternary) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

Lithology: alluvium

Pennsylvanian sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Mississipian to Pennsylvanian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: evaporite; black shale

Quaternary glacial deposits (Quaternary) at surface, covers 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: glacial drift