State | Utah |
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Name | Chinle Formation and Shinarump Conglomerate Member |
Geologic age | Late Triassic |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone (Bed)contains petrified wood, tuffaceous material from west (bentonitic mudstone)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)Shinarump Conglomerate Member at base; major for that member
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic (Bed)
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Comments | continental, interior basin. Shinarump member coincides with the initiation of the Andean-type margin |
References | Hintze, L.F., 1980, Geologic map of Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, scale 1:500,000.Biek, R.G., Willis, G.C., Hylland, M.D., and Doelling, H.H., 2000, Geology of Zion National 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. 107-138. |
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Counties | Iron - Kane - Millard - Washington |