Mineral Fork Formation
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Typesedimentary
UnderliesMutual Formation (Big Cottonwood Canyon), Tintic Formation (Santaquin-Provo), or Kelly Canyon Formation (Antelope Island)[1]
OverliesFarmington Canyon Complex (Antelope Island), Big Cottonwood Formation (other locations)[1]
Thickness1000 to 3000 feet
| Mineral Fork Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Proterozoic | |
 Boulder of diamictite of the Mineral Fork Formation, along the Elephant Head Trail, Antelope Island, Utah. | |
| Type | sedimentary |
| Underlies | Mutual Formation (Big Cottonwood Canyon), Tintic Formation (Santaquin-Provo), or Kelly Canyon Formation (Antelope Island)[1] |
| Overlies | Farmington Canyon Complex (Antelope Island), Big Cottonwood Formation (other locations)[1] |
| Thickness | 1000 to 3000 feet |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Tillite, Shale, Quartzite, Conglomerate |
| Location | |
| Region | Southern Rocky Mountains |
| Extent | Wasatch Mountains, Antelope Island |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Mineral Fork, Salt Lake County, Utah |
| Named by | Granger et al., 1952[2] |
The Mineral Fork Formation is a mapped Proterozoic bedrock unit in Utah.