Shinarump Conglomerate
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Shinarump Conglomerate is a Late Triassic fluvial sandstone and conglomerate unit of the southwestern United States, notable as a resistant, cliff-forming layer that hosts uranium and copper mineralization.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conglomerate
ⓘ
geologic formation ⓘ sandstone ⓘ sedimentary rock unit ⓘ |
| ageEstimate | approximately 225 million years old ⓘ |
| color |
light brown
ⓘ
yellowish brown ⓘ |
| contains |
cobbles
ⓘ
pebbles ⓘ quartz grains ⓘ siliciclastic sediments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment | fluvial ⓘ |
| diageneticFeature |
cemented by calcite
ⓘ
cemented by silica ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
copper ore source
ⓘ
uranium ore source ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Grand Canyon region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Navajo Nation lands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| forms | cliffs ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicEpoch | Late Triassic ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Triassic ⓘ |
| hosts |
roll-front uranium deposits
ⓘ
stratabound copper deposits ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Chinle Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
conglomerate
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Utah ⓘ southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mechanicalProperty | resistant ⓘ |
| namedFor | Shinarump Cliffs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
copper mineralization
ⓘ
uranium mineralization ⓘ |
| oreDepositType |
copper-bearing sandstone
ⓘ
uranium-bearing sandstone ⓘ |
| overlies | Moenkopi Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Chinle Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Colorado Plateau province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | clastic sedimentary rock ⓘ |
| stratigraphicRank | member ⓘ |
| stratigraphicUnitOf | Colorado Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting | back-arc continental basin ⓘ |
| thicknessRange | up to about 30 meters ⓘ |
| underlies | Chinle mudstones ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.