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Wasatch Formation (SW)

WASATCH FORMATION Cathedral Bluffs Tongue--Variegated claystone and lenticular sandstone; conglomeratic near south margin of Wind River Range.
StateWyoming
NameWasatch Formation (SW)
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Eocene
Original map labelTwc
Primary rock typefine-grained mixed clastic
Secondary rock typemedium-grained mixed clastic
Other rock types
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
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 coverageCarbon - Fremont - Lincoln - Sublette - Sweetwater

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