| Zabriskie Quartzite | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: [1] | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Underlies | Carrara Formation |
| Overlies | Wood Canyon Formation |
| Thickness | 0–2,000 feet (0–610 m) [1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Quartzite |
| Location | |
| Region | Inyo County, California, Nye County, Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Zabriskie Point |
The Zabriskie Quartzite is a Cambrian Period geologic formation of the northern Mojave Desert, in Inyo County, California and Nye County, Nevada. [2] [3]
It is named for its occurrence at Zabriskie Point, located on the eastern slopes of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park. [2]
The lower unit is defined by the Resting Springs Member, the upper unit by the Emigrant Pass Member. [3]
It overlies the Wood Canyon Formation, and underlies the Carrara Formation. [4]
The Quartzite is mostly massive arid granulated due to shearing, in beds 0.5–2 feet (15–61 cm) thick within the park, [2] and up to 984 feet (300 m) elsewhere. [4]
The Zabriskie Quartzite contains a wealth of Skolithos trace fossils, although no other fossils have been reported from this formation, despite the underlying and overlying formations containing fossil material. [1]
Color key
| Notes Uncertain or tentative taxa are in small text; |
| Genus | Species | Notes | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skolithos [1] |
| Burrows. |  |
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