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The Geology of a Part of the Southern Wasatoh THE GEOLOGY OF A PART OF THE SOUTHERN WASATOH MOUNTAINS, UTAH DISSERTATION Presented in. Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By RAYMOND EARL METTER, B.S., M.S %*** The Ohio State University 1955 Approved byt Department of Geology CONTENTS E£g£ INTRODUCTION............................................... 1 Location and accessibility........................ ....*.1 Physical features. •»................ .5 Climate. ..... 14 Vegetation............ ...16 Previous investigations. ...... ....••..............•.••17 Field work and mapping. ........... »24 Acknowledgements............. 25 STRATIGRAPHY ......................................... 27 General statement......... 27 Pre-Cambrian (?) rocks. .... ..29 Distribution and nomenclature...................29 Lithology.............. 50 Thickness. ...... *52 Age and correlation .......... ......52 Cambrian system. ..... .54 Tintic quartzite., ............. *36 Definition and distribution. .......56 Lithology........ .57 Thickness* .... .53 Stratigraphic relations. .......... Age and correlation...................... .....59 Ophir formation........... *59 Definition and distribution..59 Lithology................. .41 Thickness................ .42 Stratigraphic relations...... .42 Age and correlation....................... ....45 Teutonic limestone. ........... .44 Definition and di stribution. ..... ....*>.44 Lithology........... .45 Thickness.............. .45 Stratigraphic relations. .......46 Age and correlation.......... ........46 Dagmar lime stone .............. *50 Definition and distribution................... 5® Lithology ............. *50 Thickness*........ *50 Stratigraphic relations and correlation........,51 Herkimer limestone. ........... .51 Definition and distribution... ..51 Lithology. ......... *52 Thickness. ....... .55 Stratigraphic relations ...... 55 Age and correlation..........................•..55 ii iii Bluebird dolomite........ 5^ Definition and distribution.................. 5^ Lithology. ................ »55 Stratigraphic relations.. .......... • • »55 Age and correlation........................••5'? Oole Canyon dolomite............................ »5^ Definition and distribution................. ..5^ Lithology................ *5^ Thickness. .......... .57 Stratigraphic relations. ......... »57 Age and correlation. ........ *57 Opex dolomite. ......... .5® Definition and di stribution. ......... 5® Lithology..................... 59 Thickness................... .59 Stratigraphic relations,........ 59 Age and correlation.. ...... .60 Misoissippian system.......... .61 Madison limestone. .... .65 Definition and distribution...................65 Lithology. .... .65 Thickness........... .68 Stratigraphic relations........ .68 Age and correlation............. ...69 Deseret limestone. ......... .71 Def inition and di stribution, ........ 71 Lithology..... *............. 71 Thickness* .... .72 Stratigraphic relations........... ,........ .75 Age and correlation.............. .75 Humbug formation. ................ 7^ Definition and distribution............ 74 Lithology............................ .75 Thickness. ......... .76 Stratigraphic relations........... .77 Age and correlation............ .............77 Great Blue 1 ime stone. ............ ............ 7® Definition and di stribution. ..... .......78 Lithology................... .*78 Thickness......... .80 Stratigraphic relations....... .80 Age and correlation.................... 81 Mississippian and Pennsylvanian systems...... 82 Manning Canyon shale. ....... .82 Definition and distribution.................. 82 Lithology. .............. .82 Thickness. ............................ 84 Stratigraphic relations. ..... .84 Age and correlation....................... .. .85 iv Pennsylvanian and Permian systems..... ........86 Oquirrh formation. ........ *86 Definition and distribution. ...... .86 Lithology ........ .87 Thickness............ »90 Stratigraphic relations ..... *90 Age and correlation ......... 91 Permian system............... ........ .............. ..95 Kirkman limestone................ <95 Definition and distribution................ ..95 Lithology. ...... 96 Thickness. ......... .97 Stratigraphic relations. ...... .98 Age and correlation..................... .....98 Diamond Creek sandstone. ........... .99 Definition and distribution........... ........99 Lithology. ........ ...102 Thickness ........... .102 Stratigraphic relatione. ..... 102 Age and correlation..................... ....105 Park City formation............ 105 Definition and distribution............... ..105 Lithology............ 104 Thickness....... • .106 Stratigraphic relatione ..107 Age and correlation........... ....107 Unconformity between the Permian and Triassic systems...108 Triassic system....... 110 Woodside shale...... .110 Thaynes formation ...... .111 Definition and distribution............... ..Ill Lithology............................. .....Ill Thickness. ............................. 112 Stratigraphic relations. ..... .115 Age and correlation.................. .......115 Ankareh formation. .... .*115 Definition and distribution........ .115 Lithology. ....... ......*115 Stratigraphic relations........... 116 Age and correlation.............. 116 Jurassic system. ..... .....117 Nugget sandstone....... ..117 Definition and distribution................. 117 Lithology............. 118 Thickness........ .......119 Stratigraphic relations ............... 119 Age and correlation...... 120 V Twin Creek formation............................ 120 Definition and distribution..................120 Lithology..................................121 Thickness ........... ..122 Stratigraphic relations. ..... .122 Age and correlation..................... ....125 Cretaceous and Tertiary systems.......................127 General Statement ..... 127 North Horn formation. ....... 128 Definition and distribution................. 128 Lithology. .......... ........ ... • 129 Thickness. ................ .151 Stratigraphic relations.......... 151 Age and correlation.......... 151 Flagstaff formation ..... 152 Definition and distribution..... ...152 Lithology...... 155 Thickness. ............................. 155 Stratigraphic relations.....................155 Age and correlation, .......... 156 Colton formation,..., .............. 157 Definition and distribution. .........157 Lithology............. .158 Thickness........... 159 Stratigraphic relations..................... 159 Age and correlation. ...... ,140 Crab Creek formation. ..... .140 Definition and distribution............... ,.l40 Lithology............ l4l Thickness. ............ 142 Stratigraphic relations.................... .142 Age and correlation........ 142 Early Tertiary fan gravel ....... 145 Pyroclastic rocks.............................. .144 Definition and di stribution....».......... 144 Lithology. ........ 145 Thickness. ........................ .147 Stratigraphic relations............. 148 Age and correlation...,............ .148 Tertiary (?) and Pleistocene terrace gravels..... 149 Quaternary system..................... 154 Le,ke Bonneville and associated deposits....... 154 Glacial deposits....................... 155 Distribution............................... 155 Age and correlation.............. .....156 Alluvial fans...................................156 Older fanB... .... 156 Younger fans......... ......157 vi Landslides..................................... 157 Quaternary alluvium........................... **159 IGNEOUS ROOKS. ..... 160 Archean crystalline complex............ 160 Diabase body in the Tintic quartzite....... 161 Dikes.............................................. 165 STRUCTURE..................... 165 General featur .............. 165 Folds.............................................. 166 Southern Wasatch Mountain anticline....... .166 Folds in the Crab Creek-Pole Canyon area......... 167 General features................. .167 Pole Canyon syncline. ....... ...168 Shurtz Canyon anticline .......... 168 Minor folding in incompetent beds............169 Loafer Canyon anticline ...... 170 Folding in the northern Cedar Hills.......... .....171 Faults...................... .172 Thrust faults................. ......172 General statement ................ 172 Santaquin overthrust....................... 175 Dry Mountain thrust................ 182 Bear Canyon thrust....... 185 Normal faults..................... 185 General statement ......... 185 Carboniferous block at Santaquin Canyon.......185 Faults north of crystalline complex......... 185 Rock Canyon area. ................ .186 Thi stl e Canyon fault .......................187 Faulting near Hyle Hollow............ 187 Northern Cedar Hills....................... 188 Wasatch frontal fault.............. 189 Transverse faults on Dry Mountain........... .191 Normal faults on Loafer Mountain. ........ ..191 Tear faults...... 191 Crab Creek-Pole Canyon area................. 191 .Faulting near Picayune Canyon........ ........192 Chronology of crustal disturbances. .............. 195 GEOLOGIC HISTORY.......................... 200 ECONOMIC GEOLOGY......................................... 207 General statement............... .207 Nonmetallic deposits.................. 207 Sand and gravel .... 207 Crushed and broken stone........................ 208 vii Metallic deposits....................... 208 Future possibilities......................... ..210 REFERENCES CITED........................................ 211 APPENDIX...............................................
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