| Deposit ID | 10015304 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00682 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Canyon Flat |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.91687, 37.89748 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2073 |
| Relative position | AT EAST END STUDHORSE PEAKS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Grass Lakes(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
East Fork Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Dixie National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 033S | 007E | 35,36 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Oil Sands | Tertiary |
| Result | 5 PERCENT TAR |
|---|---|
| Result | SP. GR. 1.140 |
| Result | %C - 67.7 |
| Result | %H2 - 9.0 |
| Result | %N2 - 0.9 |
| Result | %S - 3.54 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Shinarump Member/Chinle Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Shinarump Mbr./Chinle Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.91687, 37.89748 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Circle Cliffs Anticlinal Upwarp |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | NE |
| Thickness | 6.4M |
| Length | 1206.98M |
| Width | 804.65M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 67.06M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Circle Cliffs |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Bureau Of Land Management And State Of Utah |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00682 |
SRC.REF: UGMS FILE 1144-C, SAMPLE 68-3A
DAVIDSON, E. S., 1967 , GEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE CLIFFS AREA, GARFIELD AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 1229 .
RITZMA, H. R., 1973 , OIL-IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY MAP 33 .
DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 107 .
1967 GEOLMAP DAVIDSON BULL. 1229
1973 RECON UGMS MAP 33
1975 OILMAP UGMS BULL. 107
RITZMA, 1973
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 1 PAY ZONE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1978 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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