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| State | Idaho |
|---|---|
| Name | Arenite, carbonate, conglomerate, and shale; Late Proterozoic rifted continental margin; southeastern Idaho |
| Geologic age | Late Proterozoic |
| Original map label | Z2s; Z?s |
| Comments | Age boundary between Late Proterozoic and Early Cambrian may lie in upper part of Camelback Mountain Quartzite. Although Camelback Mountain Quartzite is unfossiliferous, Cambrian fossils occur 300 ft above base of overlying Gibson Jack Fm. Wilbert Fm (quartzite is equivalent to Mutual Fm), ref. ID074. |
| Primary rock type | arenite |
| Secondary rock type | carbonate |
| Other rock types | conglomerate; shale |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arenite (Bed)arenite and quartzite Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed) Sedimentary > Carbonate (Bed)dolomite and limestone Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed) |
| 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. Link, P.K., and Jansen, S.T., 1987, Stratigraphy of Brigham Group[ (Late Proterozoic -Cambrian), Bannock, Portneuf, and Bear River Ranges, southeastern Idaho: in Miller, W.R., ed., The Thrust Belt Revisited: Wyoming Geological Association Field Conference Guidebook, no. 38, p. 133-147. Ruppel, E.T., Ross, R.J., Jr., and Schleicher, David, 1975, Precambrian Z and Lower Ordovician rocks in east-central Idaho: in Ruppel, E.T., Ross, R.J., Jr., and Schleicher, David, Precambrian and lower Ordovician rocks in east-central Idaho: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 889-B, p. B25-B34. |
| Geographic coverage | Bannock - Bear Lake - Caribou - Franklin - Power |
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