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Geologic units in Wayne county, Utah

Jurassic (2) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Jurassic) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

Lithology: shale; sandstone; conglomerate

Quaternary eolian deposits (Quaternary) at surface, covers 12 % of this area

Lithology: eolian

Pliocene basalts (Pliocene) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Lithology: basalt; rhyolite

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

Lithology: alluvium; colluvium

Triassic (2) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Triassic) at surface, covers 3 % 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

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

Lithology: limestone

Tertiary (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Paleocene to Early Eocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

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

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

Lithology: landslide

Cretaceous (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Cretaceous) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; shale

Miocene volcanic rocks (Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene) at surface, covers 8 % of this area

Lithology: ash-flow tuff; basalt

Cretaceous (2) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Cretaceous) at surface, covers 11 % of this area

Lithology: shale; sandstone; 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

Oligocene volcanic rocks (Late Eocene to Oligocene) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Lithology: dacite; rhyolite; andesite; basalt

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

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

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

Triassic and Jurassic sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Early Jurassic) at surface, covers 15 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; mudstone; limestone

Jurassic (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Middle to Late Jurassic) at surface, covers 16 % of this area

Lithology: sandstone; mudstone; limestone; evaporite

Quaternary glacial deposits (Quaternary) at surface, covers 0.7 % of this area

Lithology: glacial drift

Pliocene and Quaternary alluvial material (Pliocene to Quaternary) at surface, covers 0.7 % of this area

Lithology: alluvium

Tertiary (4) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah (Late Eocene) at surface, covers 0.6 % of this area

Lithology: mudstone; sandstone; limestone

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

Lithology: evaporite; black shale

Older Quaternary alluvial deposits (Quaternary) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Lithology: alluvium