| Deposit ID | 10088796 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058734 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Timpoweap Canyon Tar Sand Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.21662, 37.20165 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1061 |
| Relative position | 8,000 FEET WEST OF THE TOWN OF VIRGIN |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virgin(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 041S | 012W | 19,20,21 | E2 (19); S2 (20); S2 (21) | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Oil Sands | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Calcarenite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Timpoweap Member Of The Moenkopi | ||||
| Rock description | Timpoweap Member Of The Moenkopi | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.21662, 37.20165 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Hurricane Fault System, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Bellt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Small Amplitude, Northwest Striking, Broad Folds Or Swales |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 3657.6M |
| Width | 1524M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Virgin Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058734 |
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. 2, P. 45 TO 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 | DEPOSIT IS HOSTED BY THE UPPER HALF OF THE TIMPOWEAP MEMBER OF THE MOENKOPI FORMATION. THIS STRATIGRAPHIC POSITION IS MARKED BY HIGHLY POROUS CALCARENITE. HYDROCARBONS OCCUR AS DEAD OIL IN VUGS, SEPS, AND MINOR LIVE OIL. THE DISTRIBUTION OF HYDROCARBON SHOWS ALONG THE PEROUS UNIT IS DISCONTINUOUS AND SPUTTY. BLAKEY SUGGESTS THAT THE TAR SAND MAY BE A SURFACE MANIFESTATION OF THE VIRGIN OIL FIELD LOCATED SEVERAL MILES TO THE NORTH |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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