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Tertiary (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah

StateUtah
NameTertiary (1) sedimentary rocks in southeastern Utah
Geologic ageLate Paleocene to Early Eocene
Original map labelT1
Commentsnon-marine. Flagstaff Ls has sandy lenses derived from east; Hintze (1988) has a question mark next to it in the Capital Reef area; mostly not present in this province
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typemedium-grained mixed clastic
Other rock typesdolostone (dolomite)
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (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.
Stanley, K.O., and Collinson, J.W., Depositional history of Paleocene-Lower Eocene Flagstaff Limestone and coeval rocks, central Utah: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 63, no. 3, p. 311-323.
Geographic coverageEmery - Sanpete - Sevier - Utah - Wayne

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