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Devonian sedimentary rocks in southewestern Utah

StateUtah
NameDevonian sedimentary rocks in southewestern Utah
Geologic ageDevonian
Original map labelD
Commentsno Ordovician or Silurian in southwest or east Utah; either not deposited or eroded
Primary rock typedolostone (dolomite)
Secondary rock typelimestone
Other rock typessandstone; shale
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)calcareous in part
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
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.
Ritter, S.M., 1991, Conodont-based revision of Upper Devonian-Lower Pennsylvanian stratigraphy in the Lake Mead region of northwestern Arizona and southeastern Nevada: Brigham Young University Geology Studies v. 37, p. 125-138.
Geographic coverageMillard - Washington

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