Wingate Sandstone

Wingate Sandstone
Stratigraphic range: Rhaetian-Hettangian
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Wingate Sandstone cliffs in the San Rafael Swell, Utah
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofGlen Canyon Group
UnderliesKayenta Formation
OverliesChinle Formation
Lithology
PrimaryEolian sandstone
Location
Coordinates39°06′N 109°06′W / 39.1°N 109.1°W / 39.1; -109.1
Approximate paleocoordinates17°42′N 48°18′W / 17.7°N 48.3°W / 17.7; -48.3
Regionnorthern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, Utah
CountryUnited States
ExtentColorado Plateau
Type section
Named forFort Wingate
Named byC.E. Dutton
Wingate Sandstone (the United States)
Wingate Sandstone (Utah)

The Wingate Sandstone is a geologic formation in the Glen Canyon Group of the Colorado Plateau province of the United States which crops out in northern Arizona, northwest Colorado, Nevada, and Utah.

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