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 ⓘ