Shinarump Member

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Shinarump Member is a prominent sandstone-dominated stratigraphic unit of Late Triassic age in the southwestern United States, known for its fluvial deposits and uranium-bearing horizons.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Shinarump Member canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic member
stratigraphic unit
ageRange Carnian
associatedWith Colorado Plateau uranium province
linked to: Colorado Plateau
color light brown
yellowish brown
contains carbonaceous material
copper ore
fossil wood
silicified wood
uranium ore
country United States
depositionalEnvironment braided-stream
fluvial
diagenesis cemented by calcite
cemented by iron oxides
cemented by silica
economicImportance copper mining
uranium mining
exposedIn Arizona
Colorado
Nevada
New Mexico
Utah
geologicAge Late Triassic
geologicPeriod Triassic
knownFor prominent sandstone-dominated cliff-former
uranium-bearing horizons
lithology conglomeratic sandstone
mudstone
sandstone
siltstone
namedAfter Shinarump Cliffs
overlies Kaibab Formation
linked to: Kaibab Limestone

Moenkopi Formation
partOf Chinle Formation
porosity locally high
primarySedimentaryStructures channel-fill geometry
cross-bedding
region southwestern United States
stratigraphicPosition basal member of the Chinle Formation in many areas
tectonicSetting Colorado Plateau
thickness highly variable
typeLocality Shinarump Cliffs, Utah
linked to: Shinarump Cliffs
underlies Monitor Butte Member
Moss Back Member
Petrified Forest Member

How these facts were elicited

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinle Formation hasMember Shinarump Member
Monitor Butte Member overlies Shinarump Member