Rock Canyon Conglomerate Member of Moenkopi Formation
Usage of Geologic Unit Name:
Rock Canyon Conglomerate Member of Moenkopi Formation (AZ*,NV*,UT*)
Age:
Triassic, Early*
Geologic Province:
Great Basin province*
Areal Extent:
AZ(nc)*
NV(ec)*
UT(sw)*
Type Locality:
Not designated. Named for Rock Canyon, 5 mi north of Antelope Spring, Mohave Co., AZ (Bassler and Reeside, 1921).
Unit Name History:
Named Rock Canyon Conglomerate Member, basal member of Moenkopi Formation (Bassler and Reeside, 1921). Abandoned (Gregory, 1950). Areal limits (Anderson and Hintze, 1993). Overview (Hintze and Axen, 1995).
References

Bassler, Harvey and Reeside, J.B., Jr., 1921, Oil prospects in Washington County, Utah, IN Contributions to economic geology, 1921; Part 2, Mineral fuels: U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin, 726-C, p. C87-C107.

Gregory, H.E., 1950, Geology and geography of the Zion [National] Park region, Utah and Arizona: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 220, 200 p.

Anderson, R.E. and Hintze, L.F., 1993, Geologic map of the Dodge Spring quadrangle, Washington County, Utah and Lincoln County, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map, GQ-1721, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.

Hintze, L.F. and Axen, G.J., 1995, Geologic map of the Scarecrow Peak Quadrangle, Washington County, Utah and Lincoln Co, Nevada: U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Quadrangle Map, GQ-1759, 1 sheet, scale 1:24,000.
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