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| State | Utah |
|---|---|
| Name | Cretaceous (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah |
| Geologic age | Cretaceous |
| Original map label | K1 |
| Comments | Dakota Ss overlies Cedar Mtn/Burro Canyon Fms; fluvial and near shore; Dakota marks initiation of the Western Interior seaway |
| Primary rock type | sandstone |
| Secondary rock type | shale |
| Other rock types | |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic (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. Currie, B.S., 2002, Structural configuration of the Early Cretaceous Cordilleran foreland-basin system and Sevier thrust belt, Utah and Colorado: Journal of Geology, v. 110, p. 697-718. |
| Geographic coverage | Carbon - Emery - Garfield - Grand - Kane - San Juan - Sevier - Wayne |
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U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
URL:
http://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/sgmc-unit.php?unit=UTK1;7
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