Zabriskie Quartzite

Cambrian Period geologic formation in Inyo County, California and Nye County, Nevada

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

The Zabriskie Quartzite is a Cambrian Period geologic formation of the northern Mojave Desert, in Inyo County, California and Nye County, Nevada.[1][2]

It is named for its occurrence at Zabriskie Point, located on the eastern slopes of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park.[1]

## Geology

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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

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It preserves fossils dating back to the Lower Cambrian period of the Paleozoic Era.[4]

## See also

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* California portal
* Paleontology portal

* Cambrian California
* List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in California
* Paleontology in California

## References

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1. ^ a b c NPS.gov: Geologic Formations in Death Valley National Park
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ a b Springer.com: "Tidal Deposits in the Zabriskie Quartzite (Cambrian), Eastern California and Western Nevada"; John J. Barnes, George deVries Klein.
4. ^ Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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