State | Utah |
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Name | Uinta Mountain Group (including Red Pine Shale) |
Geologic age | Proterozoic Y |
Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone > Arenite (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Conglomerate (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mixed-clastic > Siltstone-mudstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
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Comments | deposited in rift valley; both marine and alluvial and fluvial |
References | Hintze, L.F., 1980, Geologic map of Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey, scale 1:500,000.Sprinkel, D.A., 2000, Geology of Flaming Gorge National Recreational Area, Utah-Wyoming, 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. 277-299. |
NGMDB product | |
Counties | Daggett - Duchesne - Summit - Uintah - Wasatch |