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Elephant Canyon Formation

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It consists of pink dolomite, light-gray dolomitic sandstone, light-brown and moderate-red, fine-grained sandstone, a basal conglomerate and conglomeratic sandstone, and limestone. The basal conglomerate is composed of moderately sorted cherts up to 3 cm in diameter. It weathers to a medium brown and
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Doelling, H.H., Kuehne, P.A., Willis, G.C. and Ehler, J.B., 2015. Geologic map of the San Rafael Desert 30'x 60'quadrangle, Emery and Grand Counties, Utah. Utah Geological Survey. Map 267DM,
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https://ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/geologicmaps/30x60quadrangles/m-267.pdf
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Type section: Elephant Canyon, secs. 4 and 9, T. 30 S., R. 19 E.,
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forms hackly, blocky ledges and intervening slopes.
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Index

Stratigraphic range
Permian
Formation
Cutler Group
Cedar Mesa Sandstone
Pennsylvanian
Honaker Trail Formation
Utah
Paradox basin
United States
San Juan County, Utah
Permian
geologic formation
Cutler Group
unconformity
Pennsylvanian
Honaker Trail Formation
Paradox Basin
Utah
List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Utah
Paleontology in Utah





Elephant Canyon of Cutler Group, USGS


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