Utah Stratigraphic Columns    (overview page)

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Stratigraphy of
Salina Canoyon - I-70 Summit

Period
 Formation / Members  Thick-  ness Rock Type

QUAT

Alluvium and colluvium

0-100

 

EOCENE

Green River Formation

1000 +

 

PLIOCENE

Colton Formation

500

 

Flagstaff Limestone

300-1000

 

North Horn Formation

900-1200

 

CRET

Mesaverde Group

Priee River Fm

700

 

Castlegate Sandstone

210-240

 

Blackhawk Formation

800-900

 

Star Point Sandstone

400

 

Mancos Shale

Upper Blue Gate Shale Member

500

 

Emery Ss Member

1200

 

Lower Blue Gate Shale Member

1500

 

Ferron Ss Member

720

 

Tununk Shale Member

940

 

Dakota Sandstone

100

 

Cedar Mountain Fm

300

 

JURASSIC

Morrison Fm

400

 

Summerville Fm

600

 

Curtis Formation

190

 

Entrada Sandstone

1000

 

Arapien Shale

1100

 

Twin Creek Limestone

550

 

Navajo Sandstone

900

 

Kayenta Formation

120

 

Wingate Sandstone

330

 

TRIASSIC

Chinle Fm

Upper member

200

 

Moss Back Ss M

60

 

Moenkopi Formation

Upper member

1200

 

Sinbad Ls Mbr

270

 

Black Dragon Mbr

250

 

PERMIAN

Kaibab Fm

Harrisburg Mbr

150

 

Fossil Mtn Mbr

110

 

Pakoon Dolomite

800

 

MISS

Redwall Limestone

800 +

 

DEV

Undivided Devonian Hs, dolomite, & ss

600 +

 

CAMB

Undivided Cambrian dolomite, limestone shale & quartzite

1500 +

 

Data Sources:
*Still Gathering/Under Construction*
USGS Special Publications by Various Authors
Roadside Geology of Utah by Halka Chronic
Field Guide: Northern Colorado Plateau by Keith Rigby
Geologic History of Utah by Lehi Hintze- Purchase Information





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