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Pinyon Conglomerate

PINYON CONGLOMERATE--Brown gold-bearing quartzite conglomerate interbedded with brown and gray sandstone. Age of basal part about 67 Ma in northeastern Jackson Hole; farther south entire sequence is Paleocene.
StateWyoming
NamePinyon Conglomerate
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Mesozoic Cenozoic | Cretaceous-Late Tertiary | Paleocene
Original map labelTKp
Primary rock typeconglomerate
Secondary rock typesandstone
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Map references
Love, J.D. and Christiansen, Ann Coe, 1985, Geologic Map of Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey.
Unit references
Love, J.D. and Christiansen, Ann Coe, 1985, Geologic Map of Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey.
Geographic coverageFremont - Sublette - Teton

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