| State | Utah |
|---|---|
| Name | Wasatch Formation |
| Geologic age | Late Paleocene to Early Eocene |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)red color
Incidental
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)algal limestone in Cowley Canyon Member; at or near base of Wasatch Fm
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| Comments | non-marine; varies in thickness from 0 (eroded ) to 4500 ft in northeastern Utah (Hintze, 1988) |
| 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.Oaks, R.Q., Jr., Smith, K.A., Janecke, S.U., Perkins, M.E., and Nash, W.P., 1999, Stratigraphy and tectonics of Tertiary strata of southern Cache Valley, north-central Utah: Utah Geological Association Publication 27, p. 71-110.Oaks, R.Q., Jr., and Runnells, T.R., 1992, The Wasatch Formation in the Central Bear River Range, Northern Utah: Utah Geological Survey Contract Report 92-8, 60 p.Goessel, K.M., Oaks, R.Q., Jr., Perkins, M.E., and Janecke, S.U., 1999, Tertiary stratigraphy and structural geology, Wellsville Mountains to Junction Hills, north-central Utah: Utah Geological Association Publication 27, p. 45-69.Dover, J.H., 1995, Geologic map of the Logan 30' x 60' quadrangle, Cache and Rich Counties, Utah, and Lincoln and Uinta Counties, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series I-2210, scale 1:100,000.https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/i2210 Constenius, K.N., 1996, Late Paleogene extensional collapse of the Cordilleran foreland fold and thrust belt: Geological Society of America Bulletin, v. 108, no. 1, p. 20-39. |
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| Counties | Davis - Morgan - Rich - Salt Lake - Summit - Utah - Wasatch - Weber |