The Zabriskie Quartzite is a Cambrian Period geologic formation of the northern Mojave Desert, in Inyo County, California and Nye County, Nevada.[1][2]
| Zabriskie Quartzite | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Cambrian | |
| Type | Geologic formation |
| Underlies | Carrara Formation |
| Overlies | Wood Canyon Formation |
| Thickness | 0–300 metres (0–984 ft) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Quartzite |
| Location | |
| Region | Inyo County, California, Nye County, Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Zabriskie Point |
It is named for its occurrence at Zabriskie Point, located on the eastern slopes of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park.[1]
Geology edit
The lower unit is defined by the Resting Springs Member, the upper unit by the Emigrant Pass Member.[2]
It overlies the Wood Canyon Formation, and underlies the Carrara Formation.[3]
The Quartzite is mostly massive arid granulated due to shearing, in beds 0.5–2 feet (15–61 cm) thick within the park,[1] and up to 984 feet (300 m) elsewhere.[3]
Fossils edit
It preserves fossils dating back to the Lower Cambrian period of the Paleozoic Era.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c NPS.gov: Geologic Formations in Death Valley National Park
- ^ a b GSA Bulletin: "Depositional and sequence stratigraphic framework of the Lower Cambrian Zabriskie Quartzite: Implications for regional correlations and the Early Cambrian paleogeography of the Death Valley region of California and Nevada"; by Anthony R. Prave.
- ^ a b Springer.com: "Tidal Deposits in the Zabriskie Quartzite (Cambrian), Eastern California and Western Nevada"; John J. Barnes, George deVries Klein.
- ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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