State | Utah |
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Name | Thaynes Formation and Woodside Shale |
Geologic age | Early Triassic |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-mudstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)limestone in the upper part (Thaynes)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
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Comments | tidal flats (Woodside) and shallow sea (Thaynes) |
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. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Millard - Utah |