Temple Cap Formation
E591904
The Temple Cap Formation is a Middle Jurassic sandstone and siltstone rock unit prominently exposed on the cliffs and mesas of the Colorado Plateau in southern Utah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Temple Cap Formation canonical | 2 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
rock unit ⓘ |
| ageRange | approximately 174–170 million years ago ⓘ |
| contains |
cross-bedded sandstone
ⓘ
siltstone beds ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment |
eolian
ⓘ
shallow marine ⓘ |
| exposedAt |
cliffs
ⓘ
mesas ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Middle Jurassic ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Jurassic ⓘ |
| geologicProvince | Colorado Plateau Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
sandstone
ⓘ
siltstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedFor | Temple Cap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExposure |
Capitol Reef National Park area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zion National Park area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies | Navajo Sandstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | southwestern United States ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Colorado Plateau sedimentary sequence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | San Rafael Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| underlies | Carmel Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.