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Geologic units in Juab county, Utah

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Quaternary basalts (Quaternary) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Lithology: basalt; rhyolite

Quaternary glacial deposits (Quaternary) at surface, covers 0.4 % of this area

Lithology: glacial drift

Ordovician sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Ordovician) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: limestone; dolostone (dolomite)

Jurassic (1) sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Middle Jurassic) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Lithology: mudstone; sandstone; limestone; evaporite

Cretaceous and Tertiary sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Late Cretaceous to Eocene) at surface, covers 0.9 % of this area

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

Pennsylvanian and Permian sedimentary rocks in western Utah (Pennsylvanian to Permian) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; limestone

Miocene rhyolites (Middle to Late Miocene) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Lithology: rhyolite; dacite

Older Quaternary alluvial deposits (Quaternary) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: alluvium

Cambrian quartzite in central Utah (Early to Middle Cambrian) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Lithology: arenite; conglomerate

Silurian carbonate rocks in western Utah (Silurian) at surface, covers 0.5 % of this area

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); chert

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

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

Pliocene and Quaternary alluvial material (Pliocene to Quaternary) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Lithology: alluvium

Quaternary Lake Bonneville deposits (Quaternary) at surface, covers 24 % of this area

Lithology: clay or mud; sand; gravel; silt

Permian (1) sedimentary rocks in western Utah (Early Permian) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; carbonate; fine-grained mixed clastic; evaporite

Permian (2) sedimentary rocks in western Utah (Permian) at surface, covers 0.4 % of this area

Lithology: carbonate; fine-grained mixed clastic; chert

Oligocene volcanic rocks (Late Eocene to Oligocene) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Lithology: dacite; rhyolite; andesite; basalt

Silurian carbonate rocks in central Utah (Late Ordovician to Silurian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite)

Tertiary (2) sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Eocene) at surface, covers 0.6 % of this area

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

Permian (1) sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Early Permian) at surface, covers 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; limestone

Mississippian (2) sedimentary rocks in western Utah (Mississippian) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Lithology: limestone; sandstone; dolostone (dolomite); shale

Cambrian quartzite in western Utah (Early Cambrian) at surface, covers 0.6 % of this area

Lithology: arenite; conglomerate

Mississippian (1) carbonate rocks in western Utah (Mississippian) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Lithology: limestone

Devonian sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Devonian) at surface, covers 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: limestone; sandstone; dolostone (dolomite)

Quaternary mud and salt flats (Holocene) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Lithology: mud flat; playa

Middle Cambrian shale and carbonate rocks in western Utah (Middle Cambrian) at surface, covers 0.9 % of this area

Lithology: limestone; shale; dolostone (dolomite); argillite

Cretaceous (3) sedimentary rocks in western Utah (Late Cretaceous) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; siltstone; conglomerate

Miocene volcanic rocks (Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: ash-flow tuff; basalt

Dolomite, limestone, and minor amounts of sandstone and quartzite (Devonian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

DOLOMITE, LIMESTONE, AND MINOR AMOUNTS OF SANDSTONE AND QUARTZITE-Includes units such as Sevy and Simonson Dolomites, Guilmette and Nevada Formations, and Devils Gate Limestone.

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); limestone; sandstone; quartzite; conglomerate; shale; chert

Upper Cambrian carbonate rocks in western Utah (Middle Cambrian to Early Ordovician) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Lithology: limestone; dolostone (dolomite); shale

Tertiary (4) sedimentary rocks in western Utah (Middle Miocene to Late Pliocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: coarse-grained mixed clastic; alluvium; pyroclastic; basalt; evaporite

Devonian sedimentary rocks in western Utah (Devonian to Mississippian) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); limestone; siltstone; mudstone

Mississippian (1) carbonate rocks in central Utah (Late Devonian to Mississippian) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Lithology: limestone; dolostone (dolomite)

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

Lithology: landslide

Older Precambrian metamorphic rocks in western Utah (Precambrian) at surface, covers 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: metamorphic rock

Tertiary (3) sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Late Eocene to Early Oligocene) at surface, covers 0.8 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; mudstone; siltstone; conglomerate

Quaternary marshes (Holocene) at surface, covers 0.7 % of this area

Lithology: biogenic sediment

Pennsylvanian and Permian sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Pennsylvanian to Permian) at surface, covers 1.0 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; limestone; medium-grained mixed clastic

Triassic (2) sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Middle to Late Triassic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: mudstone; siltstone; sandstone; conglomerate; evaporite

Quaternary alluvium and colluvium (Quaternary) at surface, covers 31 % of this area

Lithology: alluvium; colluvium

Tertiary intrusive rocks in central Utah (Late Eocene to Oligocene) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Lithology: granodiorite; monzonite; quartz monzonite; monzodiorite; granite; diorite; quartz diorite; quartz monzodiorite

Middle Cambrian shale and carbonate rocks in central Utah (Middle Cambrian) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); limestone; shale

Upper Cambrian carbonate rocks in central Utah (Middle Cambrian to Early Ordovician) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); limestone; shale; chert

Quaternary eolian deposits (Quaternary) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Lithology: eolian

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

ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS-Locally includes beach and sand dune deposits

Lithology: alluvium; mass wasting; dune sand; lake or marine deposit (non-glacial)

Pliocene basalts (Pliocene) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Lithology: basalt; rhyolite

Cretaceous (3) sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Late Cretaceous) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; mudstone; conglomerate

Triassic (2) sedimentary rocks in western Utah (Late Triassic) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: shale; siltstone; sandstone; conglomerate; basalt

Younger Precambrian metamorphic rocks in western Utah (Precambrian) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Lithology: conglomerate; metamorphic rock

Permian (2) sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Permian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: limestone; mudstone; sandstone; phosphorite; dolostone (dolomite)

Tertiary intrusive rocks in western Utah (Late Eocene to Early Miocene) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Lithology: granodiorite; granite; quartz monzonite; quartz diorite

Younger Precambrian metamorphic rocks in central Utah (Proterozoic Z) at surface, covers 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; conglomerate; limestone

Mississippian (3) sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Mississippian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Lithology: shale; limestone

Tertiary (4) sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Middle Miocene to Late Pliocene) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

Lithology: medium-grained mixed clastic; alluvium; limestone; pyroclastic

Ordovician sedimentary rocks in western Utah (Ordovician) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

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

Mississippian (2) sedimentary rocks in central Utah (Mississippian) at surface, covers 0.9 % of this area

Lithology: limestone; sandstone; mudstone; phosphorite

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

Lithology: sandstone; mudstone; conglomerate; coal