| Deposit ID | 10089502 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W027098 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mexican Hat Oil Impregnated Rock |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.87042, 37.15251 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1256 |
| Relative position | 1/2 MILE WEST OF MEXICAN HAT, UTAH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
San Juan(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mexican Hat(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bluff(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cortez(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower San Juan(hydrologic unit)
Lower San Juan(hydrologic accounting unit)
San Juan(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | San Juan |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 042S | 019E | 07 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Oil Sands | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Hermosa Formation;Rico Formation | ||
| Rock description | Hermosa Formation;Rico Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -109.87042, 37.15251 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Monument Upwarp |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mexican Hat Syncline |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 16.15M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 68.58M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1882 |
| Discoverer | E. L. Goodridge |
| District name | Mexican Hat Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W027098 |
GREGORY, H. E., 1909, THE SAN JUAN OIL FIELD, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH, U.S.G.S. BULL. 431, PP 11-25
MISER, H. D., 1924, GEOLOGIC STRUCTURE OF SAN JUAN CANYON AND ADJACENT COUNTRY, UTAH; USGS BULL 751-D
WENGERD, S. A., 1955, GEOLOGY OF THE MEXICAN HAT OIL FIELD, SAN JUAN CO., UTAH: FOUR CORNERS GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK, 1955, PP. 150 - 163.
1909 RECON GREGORY USGS BULL 431, P. 21
1924 RECON MISER USGS BULL 751-D
1955 COMPILE WENGERD FOUR CORNERS GEOL. SOC GUIDEBOOK P. 152
1972 COMPILE RITZMA - UGMS MAP 33
RITZMA, H. R., 1973, OIL IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS OF UTAH, UGMS MAP #33.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1977 | Campbell, Jock A. | Bureau of Land Management |
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