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Jurassic (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah

StateUtah
NameJurassic (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah
Geologic ageMiddle to Late Jurassic
Original map labelJ1
Commentsrestricted marine to marginal marine: sabkha, marine, tidal flat. Doelling (2000) includes Summerville and above in Morrison Formation
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typemudstone
Other rock typeslimestone; evaporite
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-mudstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Gypsum (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.
Doelling, H.H., 2000, Geology of Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah, 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. 11-36.
Morris, T.H., Manning, V.W., and Ritter, S.M., 2000, Geology of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah: 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. 85-105.
Geographic coverageEmery - Garfield - Grand - Kane - San Juan - Sevier - Wayne

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