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| State | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Name | Sandstone, limestone, and shale; Upper Triassic marine to non-marine epicontinental deposits; southeastern Idaho |
| Geologic age | Late Triassic |
| Original map label | TRu |
| Comments | In southeastern Idaho, Wood shale tongue of upper Ankareh Fm overlies Higham grit and Deadman Limestone of lower Nugget Fm |
| Primary rock type | shale |
| Secondary rock type | siltstone |
| Other rock types | limestone; sandstone; chert |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)Wood shale, bright red Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)Higham grit, conglomeratic Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Deadman limestone, gray-blue Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)siltstone in Wood shale Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Lense)chert in Deadman limestone |
| Map references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. |
| Unit references | Bond, J.G., Kauffman, J.D., Miller, D.A., and Venkatakrishnan, Ramesh, 1978, Geologic map of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, with contributions from U.S. Geological Survey, scale 1:500,000. Oriel, S.S., and Platt, L.B., 1980, Geologic map of the Preston 1o x 2o quadrangle, southeastern Idaho and western Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series, Map I-1127, scale 1:250,000. Isaacson, P.E., 1983, Stratigraphic correlation of the Paleozoic and Mesozoic rocks of Idaho: Moscow, Idaho, Idaho Bureau of Mines and Geology, Information Circular 37. Mansfield, G.R., 1916, Subdivisions of the Thaynes Limestone and Nugget Sandstone, Mesozoic, in the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho: Washington Academy of Sciences Journal, v. 6., p. 31-42. Cressman, E.R., 1964, Geology of the Georgetown Canyon-Snowdrift Mountain area, southeastern Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 1153, 105 p. |
| Geographic coverage | Bear Lake - Caribou |
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