TO
1 - 25 of 2
| Title | Date | Subject | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 |
Depositional environments of oil shale in the Green River Formation, Douglas Creek Arch, Colorado and Utah | 1985 | depositional environments; oil shale; Green River Formation; Douglas Creek Arch; stratigraphy | Douglas Creek arch in western Colorado and eastern Utah separates the Uinta and Piceance Creek basins. During deposition of the lower part of the Eocene Green River Formation, the arch provided a physical barrier dividing ancient Lake Uinta into two segments. As the lake expanded, the arch became a ... |
| 2 |
 |
Gilsonite | 1961-06 | glisonite; bitumen; asphalt-based petroleum; glisonite ore | Glisonite is a black, pitch-like substance which occurs in pure form in large veins in the Tertiary sediments of the Uinta Basin. It is a homogenous petroleum substance (technically it is a predominently aromatic asphaltite) which fuses relatively easily and burns like tar. Glisonite is brittle and ... |
1 - 25 of 2