| State | Utah |
|---|---|
| Name | Park City and Phosphoria Formations |
| Geologic age | Permian |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)cherty sandstone in the middle of the section
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale > Phosphatic-shale (Bed)about 30 ft thick
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| References | Hintze, L.F., 1980, Geologic map of Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, scale 1:500,000.Bryant, B., 1990, Geologic map of the Salt Lake City 30' x 60' quadrangle, north-central Utah, and Uinta County, Wyoming: U.S. Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1944, scale 1:100,000.Hendrix, M.S., and Byers, C.W., 2000, Stratigraphy and sedimentology of Permian strata, Uinta Mountains, Utah; allostratigraphic controls on the accumulation of economic phosphate: Society for Sedimentary Geology, v. 66, p. 349-367. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Morgan - Rich - Salt Lake - Summit - Utah - Wasatch |