title: Zabriskie Quartzite
text: # Zabriskie Quartzite
  
  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.
  
  ## Geology
  
  The lower unit is defined by the Resting Springs Member, the upper unit by the Emigrant Pass Member.
  
  It overlies the Wood Canyon Formation, and underlies the Carrara Formation.
  
  The Quartzite is mostly massive arid granulated due to shearing, in beds 0.5–2 feet (15–61 cm) thick within the park, and up to 984 feet (300 m) elsewhere.
  
  ## Fossils
  
  It preserves fossils dating back to the Lower Cambrian period of the Paleozoic Era.
  
  