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Geology And Structure Of Kodachrome Basin State Reserve And Vicinity, Kane And Garfield Counties, Utah, Dwight Hornbacher
Geology And Structure Of Kodachrome Basin State Reserve And Vicinity, Kane And Garfield Counties, Utah, Dwight Hornbacher
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In my efforts to discover source, time, and mechanism of formation of the clastic pipes and dikes found in the region of Kodachrome Basin State Reserve, I found it necessary to understand the depositional environments of the different members and formations within the study area. Mapping and study of the rock units of the Carmel, Entrada, Henrieville, and Tropic-Dakota formations and subsequent comparison with the interpretation of the depositional environments by others working in the same formations in the surrounding region suggest the following history.
The parallel-laminated, siliciclastic sediments and limestones of the Paria River Member of the Carmel Formation …