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Wilkins Peak and Laney Members of the Green River Formation, Lauder Slide, WY

March 25, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Wilkins Peak and overlying Laney members of the lacustrine Green River Formation exposed in the canyon of the Green River at Lauder Slide, Wyoming. From several photosets taken from a small plane.

Tagged Green River, Green River Formation, lacustrine, Laney Member, Lauder Slide, Wilkins Peak Member, Wyoming

Bed D, Wilkins Peak Member, Green River Formation, WY

March 25, 2020March 25, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Lacustrine, deltaic, and fluvial strata of the Wilkins Peak Member of the Green River Formation, Firehole Canyon, Wyoming.

Tagged cross-stratification, D bed, deltaic, Eocene, Firehole Canyon, fluvial, Green River Formation, lacustrine, Wilkins Peak Member, Wyoming

Luman Member of the Green River Formation overlying Wasatch Formation, Red Creek Rim, WY

March 24, 2020March 25, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Lacustrine Luman Member of the Green River Formation lies atop alluvial Wasatch Formation, Red Creek Rim, Wyoming. From a small plane.

 

Tagged Eocene, Green River Formation, Lake Gosiute, Luman Member, Paleogene, Red Creek Rim, Wasatch, Wyoming

Wilkins Peak Member, Green River Formation, Firehole Canyon, WY

March 14, 2020March 25, 2020 by Michael Smith, posted in Sedimentary Geology

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Lacustrine and alluvial strata of the Wilkins Peak Member of the Green River Formation, Firehole Canyon, Wyoming. Constructed from shared images taken by IsoAstro 2019 conference participants.

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Tagged B bed, C bed, Eocene, Firehole Canyon, Green River Formation, Wilkins Peak Member, Wyoming

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