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Record Nr.

UNINA9910709770703321

Autore

Witkind Irving J (Irving Jerome), <1917-2008, >

Titolo

The role of salt in the structural development of central Utah / / by Irving J. Witkind

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : , : U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, , 1994

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (v, 145 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)

Collana

U.S. Geological Survey professional paper ; ; 1528

Soggetti

Diapirs - Utah

Salt domes - Utah

Geology, Structural - Utah

Geology, Stratigraphic - Jurassic

Diapirs

Geology, Stratigraphic

Geology, Structural

Jurassic Geologic Period

Salt domes

Arapien Shale (Utah)

Utah

Utah Arapien Shale

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"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."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 138-141) and index.