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Chinle Fm

Red siltstone, sandstone, and limestone-pellet conglomerate
StateColorado
NameChinle Fm
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic | Triassic
Original map label@c
Primary rock typesiltstone
Secondary rock typesandstone
Other rock typesconglomerate
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomeratelimestone-pellet conglomerate
Map references
Tweto, Ogden 1979, Geologic Map of Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Special Geologic Map, scale 1:500,000.
Unit references
Tweto, Ogden 1979, Geologic Map of Colorado: U.S. Geological Survey Special Geologic Map, scale 1:500,000.
Geographic coverageEagle - Grand - Moffat - Montrose - Park - Routt - Summit

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