State | Utah |
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Name | Bluff Ss, Summerville Fm, Curtis Fm, Entrada Ss, and Carmel Formation |
Geologic age | Middle to Late Jurassic |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-mudstone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Gypsum (Bed)
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Comments | restricted marine to marginal marine: sabkha, marine, tidal flat. Doelling (2000) includes Summerville and above in Morrison Formation |
Stratigraphic units | San Rafael Group, Wanakah Formation, and Page Sandstone |
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.Doelling, H.H., 2000, Geology of Arches National Park, Grand County, Utah, in Sprinkel, D.A., Chidsey, Jr., T.C., and Anderson, P.B., Geology of Utah's Parks and Monuments: Utah Geological Association Publication 28, p. 11-36.Morris, T.H., Manning, V.W., and Ritter, S.M., 2000, Geology of Capitol Reef National Park, Utah: in Sprinkel, D.A., Chidsey, Jr., T.C., and Anderson, P.B., Geology of Utah's Parks and Monuments: Utah Geological Association Publication 28, p. 85-105. |
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Counties | Emery - Garfield - Grand - Kane - San Juan - Sevier - Wayne |