Cedar Mesa Sandstone

Cedar Mesa Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Early Permian-Early Triassic, 286–245 Ma
Cedar Mesa Formation at its type location, capping Cedar Mesa, Utah
TypeGeological member[1]
Unit ofCutler Formation
UnderliesOrgan Rock Shale
OverliesElephant Canyon Formation
Halgaito Member
ThicknessOver 1,000 feet (300 m)
Lithology
PrimarySandstone
Location
Coordinates37°23′N 109°55′W / 37.383°N 109.917°W / 37.383; -109.917
RegionColorado Plateau
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forCedar Mesa
Named byArthur A. Baker
John B. Reeside, Jr., 1929
Cedar Mesa Sandstone is located in the United States
Cedar Mesa Sandstone
Cedar Mesa Sandstone (the United States)
Cedar Mesa Sandstone is located in Utah
Cedar Mesa Sandstone
Cedar Mesa Sandstone (Utah)
Druid Arch in Canyonlands National Park, an eroded fin of Cedar Mesa Sandstone

Cedar Mesa Sandstone (also known as the Cedar Mesa Formation) is a sandstone member[1] of the Cutler Formation, found in southeast Utah, southwest Colorado, northwest New Mexico, and northeast Arizona.[2]

  1. ^ a b The Cutler Formation is sometimes classified as the Cutler Group, in which case Cedar Mesa Sandstone is classified as a formation rather than a member.
  2. ^ "Cedar Mesa Sandstone". Park Stratigraphy of the Colorado Plateau. United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2009.