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Tertiary (4) sedimentary rocks in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin region

StateUtah
NameTertiary (4) sedimentary rocks in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin region
Geologic ageOligocene
Original map labelT4
Commentscontains minerals derived from kimberlites in underlying Eocene Bridger Formation
Primary rock typeconglomerate
Secondary rock type
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic > Felsic-volcanic (Pyroclastic, air fall)
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.
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.
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 coverageDaggett - Duchesne - Summit - Uintah - Wasatch

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