Muley Canyon Sandstone Member of Mancos Shale |
| Usage of Geologic Unit Name: Muley Canyon Sandstone (UT) Muley Canyon Sandstone Member of Mancos Shale (UT) |
| Age: Cretaceous, Late Campanian, early |
| Geologic Province: Paradox basin |
| Areal Extent: UT(sc) |
| Unit Name History: Named Muley Canyon Sandstone Member of Mancos Shale (Smith, 1983). Removed from Mancos; Raised rank and designated as Muley Canyon Sandstone (Eaton, 1990). |
| References
Smith, Curtis, 1983, Geology, depositional environments, and coal resources of the Mt. Pennell 2 NW quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah: Brigham Young University Geology Studies, v. 30, pt. 1, p. 145-169. Eaton, J.G., 1990, Stratigraphic revision of Campanian (Upper Cretaceous) rocks in the Henry basin, Utah: The Mountain Geologist, v. 27, no. 1, p. 27-38. |
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