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Cambrian quartzite in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin area

StateUtah
NameCambrian quartzite in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin area
Geologic ageEarly to Middle Cambrian
Original map labelC1
CommentsYounger than C1 Prospect Mountain (Hinze, 1988 Cambrian correlation chart)
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typeshale
Other rock typesconglomerate
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)glauconitic shales
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)basal conglomerate
Map references
Hintze, L.F., 1980, Geologic map of Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, scale 1:500,000.
Unit references
Hintze, L.F., 1980, Geologic map of Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, scale 1:500,000.
Gregson, J.D., and Chure, D.J., 2000, Geology and Paleontology of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah-Colorado, in Sprinkel, D.A., Chidsey, Jr., T.C., and Anderson, P.B., Geology of Utah's Parks and Monuments: Utah Geological Association Publication 28, p. 155-188.
Geographic coverageDaggett - Duchesne - Summit - Uintah - Wasatch

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