The Permian Cutler formation and the upper 15 meters of the Permian Elephant Canyon formation have been collected at 0.6-meter stratigraphic intervals southwest of Moab in eastern Utah. The NRM directions show a pronounced streak distribution, but thermal demagnetization successfully isolates the stable paleomagnetic direction. All directions are reversed and no significant long-term change in pole position is observed throughout the entire section. The pole calculated from the Elephant Canyon data lies at 43.6°N, 119.6°E; the Cutler pole lies at 44.4°N, 116.2°E. Rock-magnetic analyses suggest that the secondary magnetization results from the iron hydroxides and was acquired after recent surface exposure.
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