Nugget Sandstone

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Description of Physical Characteristics:

Color: Nugget Sandstone ranges from buff to pink.

Texture: Course grain

Luster: Dull

Translucency: Opaque

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Distribution Comments:
Nugget Sandstone is associated with the Chug Water Formation of the Thrust Belt of Utah, Idaho, and Colorado. Primary outcroppings occur around Red Fleet Reservoir, Uintah County, Utah.

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