U.S. Geological Survey Home AASG Logo USGS HOME CONTACT USGS SEARCH USGS
National Geologic Map Database

Geologic Unit: Springdale

Usage:

Springdale Sandstone Member of Moenave Formation of Glen Canyon Group (AZ*,NV*,UT*)
Springdale Sandstone (NV)


Geologic age:

Jurassic, Early*
Sinemurian*
Pliensbachian*


Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:

Not designated. Named from village of Springdale, in T. 41 S., R. 10 1/2 W., Washington Co., UT (Gregory, 1950).


AAPG geologic province:

Great Basin province*
Black Mesa basin*
Plateau sedimentary province*


For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.

"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).

Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).