White Rim Sandstone
The White Rim Sandstone is a sandstone geologic formation located in southeastern Utah. It is the last member of the Permian Cutler Group, and overlies the major Organ Rock Formation and Cedar Mesa Sandstone; and again overlies thinner units of the Elephant Canyon and Halgaito Formations.
| White Rim Sandstone | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Early to Middle Permian | |
White Rim Sandstone, Canyonlands National Park | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Cutler Formation |
| Underlies | Kaibab Formation, Circle Cliffs, Utah |
| Overlies | Organ Rock Formation, southeast Utah; Organ Rock and Toroweap Formation, Circle Cliffs |
| Thickness | 500 feet (150 m) approximate maximum |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | (white)-sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | central & east-Colorado Plateau south and southeast Utah |
| Extent | Circle Cliffs, west of Waterpocket Fold; Moab Utah region |
The White Rim is eponymous, as the sandstone is named for its prominent white color, and forms the rims of cliffs.
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