| Deposit ID | 10088791 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058723 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hurricane Cliffs Tar Sand Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.29829, 37.09443 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1433 |
| Relative position | 30,000 FEET S 03 W OF HURRICANE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
The Divide(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 042S | 013W | 34,27 | NE (34); SE (27) | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Oil Sands | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate | ||||
| Rock unit name | Timpoweap Member Of The Moenkopi | ||||
| Rock description | Timpoweap Member Of The Moenkopi | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.29829, 37.09443 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Hurricane Fault System, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Area Of Disturbed Rocks About 2000 Feet East Of The Deposit |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 1127.76M |
| Width | 518.16M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Hurricane Cliffs Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058723 |
BLAKEY, R.C., 1979, OIL IMPREGNATED CARBONATE ROCKS OF THE TIMPOWEAP MEMBER MOENKOPI FORMATION, HURRICANE CLIFFS AREA, UTAH AND ARIZONA: UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 6, NO. 1, P. 45-54.
BASSLER, H. AND REESIDE, J.B., 1921, OIL PROSPECTS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 726-C, P. 87-107.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | HYDROCARBONS OCCUR MOSTLY WITHIN THE MIDDLE PART OF THE TIMPOWEAP MEMBER. HYDROCARBONS OCCUR IN VUGS ASSOCIATED WITH PISOLITES AND OTHER PROBABLE ALGAL STRUCTURES. MOST OF THE HYDROCARBON MATERIAL APPEARS TO BE A TARRY FORM. THE SIZE OF STAINED AREAS AND INTENSITY OF STAINING INDICATES THAT THE DEPOSIT IS VERY SMALL IN SIZE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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