Oquirrh Formation

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geological formation
gptkbp:age Late_Cambrian_to_Early_Mississippian
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Basin_and_Range_Province
gptkbp:characterizedBy marine deposits
gptkbp:composedOf sandstone
limestone
shale
gptkbp:contains fossils
coal deposits
marine fossils
gptkbp:established geologists
gptkbp:exhibitedAt gptkb:Great_Salt_Lake
gptkbp:exhibits varied lithology
gptkbp:features sedimentary structures
gptkbp:hasOccupation up to 1,500 feet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Oquirrh Formation
gptkbp:isChallengedBy paleontological significance
geologists in the 1900s
gptkbp:isCharacterizedBy carbonate rocks
gptkbp:isCitedBy geological researchers.
gptkbp:isCitedIn 20th century
gptkbp:isEngagedIn sedimentary features
gptkbp:isFiledIn geological literature
gptkbp:isFoundIn gptkb:Salt_Lake_Valley
gptkbp:isInformedBy tropical conditions
gptkbp:isKnownFor diverse sedimentary environments
gptkbp:isLocatedNear gptkb:Salt_Lake_City
gptkbp:isNotableFor fossil record
gptkbp:isPartOf Western Interior Seaway
Oquirrh_Mountains_geology
gptkbp:isRated geological surveys
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor important geological unit
gptkbp:isRelatedTo geological_history_of_Utah
gptkbp:isStudiedIn paleoecology
geological field trips
gptkbp:isSuitableFor geological research
gptkbp:isUsedFor fossil fuel exploration
gptkbp:isUsedIn construction materials
geological education
gptkbp:isVulnerableTo erosion
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Utah
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Oquirrh_Mountains
gptkbp:notableFor petroleum geology
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:Ephraim_Formation
Nebo Formation
gptkbp:partOf Rocky_Mountain_region
gptkbp:provides natural resources
insight into ancient environments
gptkbp:represents ancient_marine_transgressions
gptkbp:research paleontologists
gptkbp:wasAffecting geological_maps_of_Utah
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn sea level rise
shallow marine environments
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy tectonic uplift