Deseret Limestone

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Deseret Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Carboniferous
Uinta Mtn Monocline.jpg
Madison and Deseret Limestones to the right, neoproterozoic Hades Pass Formation to the left (Uinta Mountains, Utah)
Type Formation
Lithology
Primary dolomitic limestone
Other chert, shale
Location
Region Utah
Country United States

The Deseret Limestone, also known as the Pine Canyon Formation, [1] is a geologic formation in Utah. It was formed by the Panthalassa ocean around 340 Ma. It preserves marine fossils dating back to the Carboniferous period or Mississippian age, mostly consisting of tabulate and rugose corals, and other marine invertebrates; vertebrates are represented by conodonts. The Deseret is a 500-foot thick layer of dolomitic limestone with chert, with a basal layer of black shale that is host rock for many Utah caves such as Timpanogos Cave National Monument. [2]

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References

  1. Gilluly, James (1932). Geology and Ore Deposits of the Stockton and Fairfield Quadrangles, Utah. United States Department of the Interior. p. 26. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  2. Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database" . Retrieved 17 December 2021.