Shinarump Conglomerate

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Shinarump Conglomerate is a Late Triassic fluvial sandstone and conglomerate unit of the southwestern United States, notable as a resistant, cliff-forming layer that hosts uranium and copper mineralization.

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Shinarump Conglomerate canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf conglomerate
geologic formation
sandstone
sedimentary rock unit
ageEstimate approximately 225 million years old
color light brown
yellowish brown
contains cobbles
pebbles
quartz grains
siliciclastic sediments
country United States
depositionalEnvironment fluvial
diageneticFeature cemented by calcite
cemented by silica
economicImportance copper ore source
uranium ore source
exposedIn Grand Canyon region
Navajo Nation lands
linked to: Navajo reservation
forms cliffs
geologicAge Late Triassic
geologicEpoch Late Triassic
geologicPeriod Triassic
hosts roll-front uranium deposits
stratabound copper deposits
isPartOf Chinle Group
linked to: Chinle Formation
lithology conglomerate
sandstone
locatedIn Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
southwestern United States
mechanicalProperty resistant
namedFor Shinarump Cliffs
notableFor copper mineralization
uranium mineralization
oreDepositType copper-bearing sandstone
uranium-bearing sandstone
overlies Moenkopi Formation
partOf Chinle Formation
region Colorado Plateau province
linked to: Colorado Plateau
rockType clastic sedimentary rock
stratigraphicRank member
stratigraphicUnitOf Colorado Plateau
tectonicSetting back-arc continental basin
thicknessRange up to about 30 meters
underlies Chinle mudstones

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Chinle Formation overlies Shinarump Conglomerate