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| State | Utah |
|---|---|
| Name | Triassic (2) sedimentary rocks in western Utah |
| Geologic age | Late Triassic |
| Original map label | Tr2 |
| Comments | on thrust plate, about 400 ft thick. Most places no Triassic: eroded or not deposited. Continental; includes pillow basalt in Blue Mountains! |
| Primary rock type | shale |
| Secondary rock type | siltstone |
| Other rock types | sandstone; conglomerate; basalt |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Sandstone-mudstone (Bed) Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)Shinarump Conglomerate Member Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)pillow lavas in upper 150 feet of Chinle in the Blue Mountains |
| 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. |
| Geographic coverage | Beaver - Box Elder - Juab - Tooele |
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