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Occurrence

Hurricane Cliffs Tar Sand Deposit

Washington County, Utah, United States
Oil Sands
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Commodities
PrimaryOil Sands
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlTimpoweap Member Of The Moenkopi Formation
Geology
Host rockCarbonate · Timpoweap Member Of The Moenkopi
StructureHurricane Fault System, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Area Of Disturbed Rocks About 2000 Feet East Of The Deposit
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation Of Bitumen
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088791
MRDS IDM058723
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.09443, -113.29829
References
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.