Mississippian (2) sedimentary rocks in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin region (UTM2;6)

State	Utah
Name	Mississippian (2) sedimentary rocks in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin region
Geologic age	Mississippian
Original map label	M2
Comments	Rowley and others (1985 map) does not show Deseret Limestone. Hinze (1988) strat column for Unita Basin does not show Deseret Limestone. near shore marine
Primary rock type	sandstone
Secondary rock type	limestone
Other rock types	shale; dolostone (dolomite)
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed) Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed) Incidental Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed) Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (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. Rowley, P.D., Hansen, W.R., Tweto, O., and Carrara, P.E., 1985, Geologic map of the Vernal 1ø x 2ø quadrangle, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series I-1526, scale 1:250,000. [http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i1526] Gregson, J.D., and Chure, D.J., 2000, Geology and Paleontology of Dinosaur National Monument, Utah-Colorado, 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. 155-188.
Geographic coverage	Daggett - Duchesne - Summit - Wasatch