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| State | Utah |
|---|---|
| Name | Middle Cambrian shale and carbonate rocks in southwestern Utah |
| Geologic age | Middle Cambrian |
| Original map label | C2 |
| Primary rock type | dolostone (dolomite) |
| Secondary rock type | argillite |
| Other rock types | limestone |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed) Metamorphic > Phyllite (Greenschist)Pioche Shale really low grade phyllite; burial metamorphism Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)Pioche Shale really low grade phyllite; burial metamorphism |
| 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. Hintze, L.F., 1988, Geologic History of Utah: Brigham Young University Geology Studies Special Publication 7, 202 p. Sundberg, F.A., and McCollum, L.B., 2000, Ptychopariid trilobites of the Lower-Middle Cambrian boundary interval, Pioche Shale, southeastern Nevada: Journal of Paleontology, v. 74, no. 4, p. 604-630. |
| Geographic coverage | Beaver - Iron - Millard - Washington |
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