State | Utah |
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Name | Thanes Formation, Woodside Shale, and Dinwoody Formation |
Geologic age | Early Triassic |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-mudstone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Chemical > Evaporite > Gypsum (Lens)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
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Comments | tidal flat to shallow marine |
References | Hintze, L.F., 1980, Geologic map of Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, scale 1:500,000.Willis, J.B., and Willis, G.C., 2000, Geology of Wasatch Mountain State 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. 495-516.Sprinkel, D.A., Park, B., and Stevens, M., Geology of Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area, Northeastern 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. 517-528. |
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Counties | Morgan - Salt Lake - Summit - Utah - Wasatch |