Zabriskie Quartzite

Zabriskie Quartzite
Stratigraphic range:
Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, the locality after which the formation is named.
TypeGeologic formation
UnderliesCarrara Formation
OverliesWood Canyon Formation
Thickness0–2,000 feet (0–610 m)
Lithology
PrimaryQuartzite
Location
RegionInyo County, California, Nye County, Nevada
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forZabriskie Point

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

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

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