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Wasatch Formation (E)

WASATCH FORMATION Kingsbury Conglomerate Member--Conglomerate of Paleozoic clasts, interbedded with drab sandstone and variegated claystone.
StateWyoming
NameWasatch Formation (E)
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Eocene
Original map labelTwk
Primary rock typeconglomerate
Secondary rock typemedium-grained mixed clastic
Other rock typesfine-grained mixed clastic
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Claystone
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 coverageJohnson - Sheridan

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