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Middle Cambrian shale and carbonate rocks in southwestern Utah

StateUtah
NameMiddle Cambrian shale and carbonate rocks in southwestern Utah
Geologic ageMiddle Cambrian
Original map labelC2
Primary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Secondary rock typeargillite
Other rock typeslimestone
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 coverageBeaver - Iron - Millard - Washington

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