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Tertiary (5) sedimentary rocks in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin region

StateUtah
NameTertiary (5) sedimentary rocks in Uinta Mountains-Uinta Basin region
Geologic ageMiocene
Original map labelT5
Primary rock typesandstone
Secondary rock typeconglomerate
Other rock typesvolcanic rock (aphanitic); limestone; chert
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Tuffaceous)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Igneous > Volcanic (Pyroclastic, air fall)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Lens)
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 - Uintah

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