Sinbad Limestone Member of Moenkopi Formation |
| Usage of Geologic Unit Name: Sinbad Limestone Member of Moenkopi Formation (UT*) |
| Age: Triassic, Early* |
| Geologic Province: Paradox basin* |
| Areal Extent: UT(se)* |
| Type Locality: Not designated. Named for exposures in Sinbad, San Rafael Swell, Emery Co., UT (Gilluly and Reeside, 1928). |
| Unit Name History: Named as a member of Moenkopi Formation (Gilluly and Reeside, 1928). Revised; Areal limits (Blakey, 1974). |
| References
Gilluly, James and Reeside, J.B., Jr., 1928, Sedimentary rocks of the San Rafael Swell and some adjacent areas in eastern Utah, IN Shorter contributions to general geology, 1927: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 150-D, p. D61-D110. Blakey, R.C., 1974, Stratigraphic and depositional analysis of the Moenkopi Formation, southeastern Utah: Utah Geological and Mineral Survey Bulletin, no. 104, 81 p. |
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http://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/geolex_qs.html.
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