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Wasatch Formation (SW)

WASATCH FORMATION La Barge and Chappo Members--Red, gray, and brown mudstone and conglomerate and yellow sandstone. La Barge Member tongues out to north at about T. 35 N. Lower part of Chappo is Paleocene.
StateWyoming
NameWasatch Formation (SW)
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Tertiary | Paleocene Eocene
Original map labelTwlc
Primary rock typemudstone
Secondary rock typeconglomerate
Other rock typessandstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone
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 coverageLincoln - Sublette

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