Shinarump Conglomerate

Shinarump Conglomerate
Stratigraphic range:
early Late Triassic
230–225 Ma
Shinarump Conglomerate at the Shinarump Cliffs, its type area
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofChinle Formation
UnderliesPetrified Forest Member and other sub-units, Chinle Formation
OverliesMoenkopi Formation units-(250-225 Ma), after erosion unconformity
Temple Mountain Member-(lowest Chinle Formation),
Moenkopi Formation-(Monument Valley, Arizona-Utah),
De Chelly Sandstone-(50 ma erosion unconformity-Canyon De Chelly National Monument)
Thickness200 feet (61 m) maximum variable
Lithology
Primaryconglomerate, sandstone, siltstone
Location
Coordinates37°00′43″N 112°21′29″W / 37.012°N 112.358°W / 37.012; -112.358
RegionColorado Plateau
ExtentNNW-southeast perimeter Black Mesa (Arizona)
NE & E-Defiance Plateau-(Uplift)
S-north perimeter foothills White Mountains
W & NW-Painted Desert
Type section
Named forShinarump Cliffs
Named byGilbert
Year defined1875
Shinarump Conglomerate is located in the United States
Shinarump Conglomerate
Shinarump Conglomerate (the United States)
Shinarump Conglomerate is located in Utah
Shinarump Conglomerate
Shinarump Conglomerate (Utah)
Massive, fallen Shinarump Conglomerate block (erosion-resistant) at start of trail (viewed up-trail) down to White House Ruin, Canyon De Chelly National Monument
(Note: pictured beside smooth-sided cliffs of the underlying De Chelly Sandstone)

The Shinarump Conglomerate is a geologic formation found in the Four Corners region of the United States. It was deposited in the early part of the Late Triassic period.