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Triassic (2) sedimentary rocks in western Utah

StateUtah
NameTriassic (2) sedimentary rocks in western Utah
Geologic ageLate Triassic
Original map labelTr2
Commentson thrust plate, about 400 ft thick. Most places no Triassic: eroded or not deposited. Continental; includes pillow basalt in Blue Mountains!
Primary rock typeshale
Secondary rock typesiltstone
Other rock typessandstone; 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 coverageBeaver - Box Elder - Juab - Tooele

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