| State | Utah |
|---|---|
| Name | Dakota Ss and Cedar Mtn. or Burro Canyon Formations |
| Geologic age | Cretaceous |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic (Bed)
|
| Comments | Dakota Ss overlies Cedar Mtn/Burro Canyon Fms; fluvial and near shore; Dakota marks initiation of the Western Interior seaway |
| References | Hintze, L.F., 1980, Geologic map of Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, scale 1:500,000.Currie, B.S., 2002, Structural configuration of the Early Cretaceous Cordilleran foreland-basin system and Sevier thrust belt, Utah and Colorado: Journal of Geology, v. 110, p. 697-718. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Carbon - Emery - Garfield - Grand - Kane - San Juan - Sevier - Wayne |