| Publication Type |
journal article |
| Author |
Ritzma, Howard R. |
| Title |
The Chinese wax mine: A unique oil-impregnated rock deposit |
| Date |
1975 |
| Description |
The Chinese Wax mine in Daniels Canyon, Wasatch County, Utah, is a small deposit of black, viscous, waxy oil emplaced in fractured, brecciated Oquirrh Formation (Pennsylvanian-Permian) on the Strawberry Valley (or Charleston) thrust sheet where the thrust has overriden the west margin of the Uinta Basin. The oil has apparently migrated up a fracture /one from the Wasatch or lower Green River Formations (early Eocene) beneath the thiust. The fracturing is related to a regional lineament which crosses much of northern Utah. The deposit wliich has been mined sporadically for 60 or more years is the only one in Utah with a record of exploitation solely as a source of petroleum products. |
| Publisher |
Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
| Subject |
Chinese wax mine; oil-impregnated rock deposit; oil; mineral wax; viscous oil |
| Language |
eng |
| Bibliographic Citation |
Ritzma, H. R. (1975). The Chinese wax mine: A unique oil-impregnated rock deposit. Utah Geology; 2(1), Spring, pp. 79-82. |
| Relation Has Part |
Utah Geology; vol. 2, no. 1, Spring, pp. 79-82 (1975) |
| Identifier |
ir-eua/id/3557 |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6n61khm |
| Setname |
ir_eua |
| ID |
214517 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6n61khm |
