Large lens of oil shale and organic marlstone in the muddy sandstone of the delta facies of the Green River formation; by differential compaction the top of this lens (upper right) has been depressed several feet below its original position: Near the boundary between Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah.1925.
Dates
Date Taken
1925
Summary
Large lens of oil shale and organic marlstone in the muddy sandstone of the delta facies of the Green River formation; by differential compaction the top of this lens (upper right) has been depressed several feet below its original position: Near the boundary between Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah. September 9, 1925. Plate 10-A, with graphics, U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 168. 1931.
Summary
Large lens of oil shale and organic marlstone in the muddy sandstone of the delta facies of the Green River formation; by differential compaction the top of this lens (upper right) has been depressed several feet below its original position: Near the boundary between Duchesne and Uintah Counties, Utah. September 9, 1925. Plate 10-A, with graphics, U.S. Geological Survey. Professional paper 168. 1931.
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