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The role of salt in the structural development of central Utah /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Witkind, Irving J. (Irving Jerome), 1917-2008 (Author)
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1994.
Series:U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; 1528.
Subjects:
Diapirs > Utah.
Salt domes > Utah.
Geology, Structural > Utah.
Geology, Stratigraphic > Jurassic.
Arapien Shale (Utah)
Diapirs.
Geology, Stratigraphic.
Geology, Structural.
Jurassic Geologic Period.
Salt domes.
Utah.
Utah > Arapien Shale.
From 140 to 190 million years ago
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo93928
Description
Item Description:"Multiple episodes of diapirism, probably salt-generated, have determined the structural pattern of central Utah. The causative salt and other evaporites are integral components of the Arapien Shale of Middle Jurassic age, one of the most unusual stratigraphic units in central Utah."
Physical Description:1 online resource (v, 145 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-141) and index.