| State | Utah |
|---|---|
| Name | Chinle Formation |
| Geologic age | Late Triassic |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Sandstone-mudstone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)Shinarump Conglomerate Member
Incidental
Igneous > Volcanic > Mafic-volcanic > Basalt (Flow)pillow lavas in upper 150 feet of Chinle in the Blue Mountains
|
| Comments | on thrust plate, about 400 ft thick. Most places no Triassic: eroded or not deposited. Continental; includes pillow basalt in Blue Mountains. |
| 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. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Beaver - Box Elder - Juab - Tooele |