Mine detail: Muley Twist

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Location: Garfield County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.79166, -111.00491
dep_id: 10015278
mrds_id: DB00641
Trace mineral: Oil Sands
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
orebody_fm: TABULAR TO IRREGULAR
conc_proc: Up-Dip Migration Of Oil
ore_ctrl: Up-Dip Termination Of Sandstone Lens
Reporter: Doelling, Hellmut H.
hrock_unit: Shinarump Member/Chinle Formation
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Waterpocket Fold Monocline
tectonic: Stable Platform
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: UGMS FILE 1144-C, MAY, 1969 , SAMPLE 68-1A
  • Deposit:: DAVIDSON, E. S., 1967 , GEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE CLIFFS AREA, GARFIELD AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1229 .
  • Deposit:: RITZMA, H. R., 1973 , OIL-IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY MAP 33 .
  • Deposit:: DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 107 .
  • Deposit:: 1967 GEOLMAP DAVIDSON, BULL. 1229
  • Deposit:: 1973 RECON UGMS MAP 33
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