Type Locality for the Great Blue Limestone in the Bingham Nappe, Oquirrh Mountains, Utah

Authors

United States Geological Survey, United States Geological Survey

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2000

Abstract

The Great Blue Limestone was named originally by Spurr (1895) from exposures near the Mercur mining district in the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah. The formation was described in greater detail by Gilluly (1932) in the Ophir mining district. Neither formally established a type locality for this formation in the Oquirrh Mountains. However, the formation has since been correlated broadly with similar sedimentary rocks elsewhere in the adjoining Rocky Mountains and Great Basin regions. For the record, and to assist future correlations, a type measured section of the Great Blue Limestone in the Oquirrh Mountains is located, described, and a detailed measured section is included in the appendix.

Comments

Open-File Report 00-012

Recommended Citation

United States Geological Survey, "Type Locality for the Great Blue Limestone in the Bingham Nappe, Oquirrh Mountains, Utah" (2000). All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository). Paper 57.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/govdocs/57