Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy of the Central Part of Utah

Rocks of Late Cretaceous age in the central part of Utah are dominantly elastic. In general, the sediments in the west are of conglomerate and sandstone of continental origin; the sediments in the east are of sandstone and shale of marine origin, These rocks were deposited at or near the western sho...

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Main Author: Van De Graaff, Fredric R.
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Published: Utah State University 1962
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Arctic
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spelling ftdatacite:10.26076/1e70-db49 2023-05-15T14:58:24+02:00 Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy of the Central Part of Utah Van De Graaff, Fredric R. 1962 https://dx.doi.org/10.26076/1e70-db49 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/6620 unknown Utah State University article-journal Text ScholarlyArticle 1962 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.26076/1e70-db49 2022-02-08T13:25:49Z Rocks of Late Cretaceous age in the central part of Utah are dominantly elastic. In general, the sediments in the west are of conglomerate and sandstone of continental origin; the sediments in the east are of sandstone and shale of marine origin, These rocks were deposited at or near the western shore of a sea which extended from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico. The strand line lay in a general northern direction through Utah with land to the west and marine water to the east. Text Arctic DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Arctic
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description Rocks of Late Cretaceous age in the central part of Utah are dominantly elastic. In general, the sediments in the west are of conglomerate and sandstone of continental origin; the sediments in the east are of sandstone and shale of marine origin, These rocks were deposited at or near the western shore of a sea which extended from the Arctic to the Gulf of Mexico. The strand line lay in a general northern direction through Utah with land to the west and marine water to the east.
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