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Type Locality For The Great Blue Limestone In The Bingham Nappe, Oquirrh Mountains, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Type Locality For The Great Blue Limestone In The Bingham Nappe, Oquirrh Mountains, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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The Great Blue Limestone was named originally by Spurr (1895) from exposures near the Mercur mining district in the Oquirrh Mountains, Utah. The formation was described in greater detail by Gilluly (1932) in the Ophir mining district. Neither formally established a type locality for this formation in the Oquirrh Mountains. However, the formation has since been correlated broadly with similar sedimentary rocks elsewhere in the adjoining Rocky Mountains and Great Basin regions. For the record, and to assist future correlations, a type measured section of the Great Blue Limestone in the Oquirrh Mountains is located, described, and a detailed measured …
Geology Of The Oquirrh Mountains, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Geology Of The Oquirrh Mountains, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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The Oquirrh Mountains are located in north-central Utah, immediately south of the Great Salt Lake, in the easternmost part of the Basin and Range physiographic province. The range consists of northerly-trending aligned peaks 56 kilometers long flanked on the west by Tooele and Rush Valleys and on the east by Jordan and Cedar Valleys. The range hosts several of the more prominent base- and precious-metal and desseminated-gold mining areas in the western United States. The 130-year old Bingham porphyry copper mining district, which is of world-class magnitude in the central part of the range, is still active. The Mercur mining …
A Case For Site Acclimation In The Reintroduction Of The Endangered Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen Texanus), United States Geological Survey
A Case For Site Acclimation In The Reintroduction Of The Endangered Razorback Sucker (Xyrauchen Texanus), United States Geological Survey
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Two site-acclimation studies (Mueller and Marsh 1998, Foster and Mueller 1999) were conducted in 1997 and 1998. The primary emphasis was habitat use and dispersal but we also examined if the rapid dispersal, typically associated with hatchery-produced razorback suckers (suckers), could be mitigated by allowing fish a period of time to recover from stocking-induced stress. Findings of those studies and existing physiological literature suggest that current stocking protocols may subject stocked fish to unnecessary behavioral or physiological stress that could impact performance and ultimately survival. This report presents those findings and recommends an evaluation of existing stocking procedures for the …
Selected Hydrologic Data For The Central Virgin River Basin Area, Washington And Iron Counties, Utah 1915-97, United States Geological Survey
Selected Hydrologic Data For The Central Virgin River Basin Area, Washington And Iron Counties, Utah 1915-97, United States Geological Survey
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Hydrologic data were collected in Washington and Iron Counties, Utah, from 1995 to 1997 to better understand the hydrologic system. Data from earlier years also are presented. Data collected from wells include well-completion data, water-level measurements, and physical properties of the water. Data collected from springs and surface-water sites include discharge and physical properties of the water. Selected water samples collected from ground- and surface-water sites were analyzed for isotopes, chlorofluorocarbons and dissolved gases.
Geology And Mining Industry Of The Tintic District, Utah, George Warren Tower, Jr., George Otis Smith
Geology And Mining Industry Of The Tintic District, Utah, George Warren Tower, Jr., George Otis Smith
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The field work upon which this report is based was begun in July, 1897, and continued without interruption until December of the same year. The area studied is approximated 15 miles square and contains 234 square miles. The topographic maps, which are two in number, were prepared under the direction of Mr. R. U. Goode, Mr. S. S. Gannett doing the triangulation and Messrs. Marshall and Griswold the topography in the fall of 1896 and summer of 1897. The mapping is done on two scales; the larger area, approximately 15 miles square, is mapped on a scale of 1:62,500. This …
Potential Geologic Hazards Near The Thistle Landslide, Utah County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Potential Geologic Hazards Near The Thistle Landslide, Utah County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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In mid-April, 1983, an old landslide near Thistle, Utah, began to move, and within days had blocked Spanish Fork Canyon. As the slide's movement continued, construction crews gradually converted the toe of the slide into an earth-filled dam--Thistle dam--that impounded northwest-flowing Spanish Fork River. The resultant reservoir, known as Thistle Lake, was subsequently drained because of uncertainty about the stability of the dam. Recently, officials of Utah County have explored various alternatives for a water-retention structure in the area, including utilization of Thistle dam. The Thistle Slide Committee, established by the State of Utah to evaluate the suitability of using …
Chemical Quality Of Ground Water In Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1969-85, United States Geological Survey
Chemical Quality Of Ground Water In Salt Lake Valley, Utah, 1969-85, United States Geological Survey
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During 1979-84, 35 wells completed in the principal aquifer in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah, that had been sampled during 1962-67 were resampled to determine if water-quality changes had occurred. The dissolved-solids concentration of the water from 13 of the wells has increased by more than 10 percent since 1962-67.
Bedrock Aquifers Of Eastern San Juan County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Bedrock Aquifers Of Eastern San Juan County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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This study is one of a series of studies appraising the water-bearing properties of the Navajo Sandstone and associated formations in southern Utah. The study area is about 4,600 square miles, extending from the Utah-Arizona State line northward to the San Juan-Grand County line and westward from the Utah-Colorado State line to the longitude of about 109 degrees 50 minutes.
Preliminary Geologic Map Of The Nephi 30' By 60' Quadrangle, Carbon, Emery, Juab, Sanpete, Utah, And Wasatch Counties, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Preliminary Geologic Map Of The Nephi 30' By 60' Quadrangle, Carbon, Emery, Juab, Sanpete, Utah, And Wasatch Counties, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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The U.S. Geological Survey is engaged in a program of field studies designed to present the geologic framework of the United States on easily read topographic maps. The maps selected as a base for these geologic data are part of the Army Map Service (AMS) series of 1° by 2° quadrangles at a scale of 1:250,000. The Price, Utah AMS 1:250,000 quadrangle is one of these maps (fig.1). For certain areas, however, chiefly those sectors of the country involved in the Geological Survey's coal exploration program, the geologic data are being compiled on newly developed base maps at a scale …
Ground-Water Hydrology And Projected Effects Of Ground-Water Withdrawals In The Sevier Desert, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Ground-Water Hydrology And Projected Effects Of Ground-Water Withdrawals In The Sevier Desert, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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The principal ground-water reservoir in the Sevier Desert is the unconsolidated basin fill. The fill has been divided generally into aquifers and confining beds, although there are no clearcut boundaries between these units--the primary aquifers are the shallow and deep artesian aquifers. Recharge to the ground-water reservoir is by infiltration of precipitation; seepage from streams, canals, reservoirs, and unconsumed irrigation water; and subsurface inflow from consolidated rocks in mountain areas and from adjoining areas. discharge is by wells, springs, seepage to the Sevier River, evapotranspiration, and subsurface outflow to adjoining areas.
Preliminary Geologic Map Of The Beaver Lake Mountains Quadrangle, Beaver And Millard Counties, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Preliminary Geologic Map Of The Beaver Lake Mountains Quadrangle, Beaver And Millard Counties, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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Preliminary geologic map of the Beaver Lake Mountains quadrangle. This map is preliminay and has not been reviewed for conformity with U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards and stratigraphic nomenclature.
Ground Water In The Southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah And Colorado, United States Geological Survey
Ground Water In The Southeastern Uinta Basin, Utah And Colorado, United States Geological Survey
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The potential for developing oil-shale resources in the southeastern Uinta Basin of Utah and Colorado has created the need for information on the quantity and quality of water available in the area. This report describes the availability and chemical quality of ground water, which might provide a source or supplement of water supply for an oil-shale industry.
Geophysical Logs Of Four Drill Holes, Acord Lakes And Emery West Quadrangles, Sevier County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Geophysical Logs Of Four Drill Holes, Acord Lakes And Emery West Quadrangles, Sevier County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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This report presents the geophysical logs for four drill holes drilled during 1981 in the Skumpah Creek area (Acord Lakes quadrangle) and The Pines area (Emery West quadrangle), Sevier County, Utah. Figures 1 and 2 show drill-hole locations, and figures 3-7 are the geophysical logs. The drilling was done by a private drilling company under contract to the U.S. Geological Survey. The sites of all the drill holes are within the Wasatch Plateau Known Recoverable Coal Resource Area (KRCRA). Three of the sites are in the Richfield Ranger District of the Fishlake National Forest and one site is in the …
Regional Hydrology Of The Green River-Moab Area, Northwestern Paradox Basin, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Regional Hydrology Of The Green River-Moab Area, Northwestern Paradox Basin, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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The Green River-Moab area encompasses about 7,800 square kilometers or about 25 percent of the Paradox basin. The entire Paradox basin is a part of the Colorado Plateaus that is underlain by a thick sequence of evaporite (salt) beds of Pennsylvanian age. The rock units that underlie the area have been grouped into hydrogeologic units based on their water-transmitting ability. Confining beds consist of evaporite beds of mostly salt, and overlying and underlying thick sequences of rocks with minimal permeability; above and below these confining beds are aquifers. The upper Mesozoic sandstone aquifer, probably is the most permeable hydrogeologic unit …
Geologic Map Of The Beaver 15 Minute Quadrangle, Beaver County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Geologic Map Of The Beaver 15 Minute Quadrangle, Beaver County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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This is a geologic map of the Beaver 15 minute quadrangle, Beaver County, Utah, and accompanying descriptions and correlations.
Altered Volcanic Ash Partings In The C Coal Bed, Ferron Sandstone Member Of The Mancos Shale, Emery County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Altered Volcanic Ash Partings In The C Coal Bed, Ferron Sandstone Member Of The Mancos Shale, Emery County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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When volcanic ash falls onto the surface of a peat-forming swamp and is then covered by peat, it forms a horlzontal parting that can be recognized in the subsequent coal bed. As a consequence of the acid leaching environment in the swamp, the original glassy component and some of the less resistant pyrogenic minerals in the ash alter to clay minerals, usually kaolinite.
Application Of Mineral-Solution Equilibria To The Search For Sanstone-Type Uranium Deposits In The Beaver Basin, Utah, W. R. Miller, J. B. Mchugh, U.S. Geological Survey
Application Of Mineral-Solution Equilibria To The Search For Sanstone-Type Uranium Deposits In The Beaver Basin, Utah, W. R. Miller, J. B. Mchugh, U.S. Geological Survey
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An improved computer modeling program was used to calculate the saturation indexes of 50 waters from the Beaver basin in west-central Utah with respect to uraninite and coffinite. The mineral-solution study showed that the chemical environment of parts of the Beaver basin is favorable for the occurrence of sandstone-type uranium deposits. The ground waters from several areas are supersaturated with respect to uraninite and coffinite. Two areas, in particular, an area west of the town of Beaver and an area near the settlement of Manderfield, have been identified as most favorable for exploration. The methods described in this study can …
Geologic Map Of The Steamboat Mountain And Bible Spring Quadrangles, Western Iron County, Utah, Myron G. Best, Robert L. Davis, U.S. Geological Survey
Geologic Map Of The Steamboat Mountain And Bible Spring Quadrangles, Western Iron County, Utah, Myron G. Best, Robert L. Davis, U.S. Geological Survey
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Geology mapped in 1980 with the assistance of Lehi F. Hintze and students in the Brigham Young University summer geology field course. This report includes geological maps along with a detailed key.
Shallow Electromagnetic Data From Three Known Fault Zones In The Paradox Basin, Utah, Raymond D. Watts, U.S. Geological Survey
Shallow Electromagnetic Data From Three Known Fault Zones In The Paradox Basin, Utah, Raymond D. Watts, U.S. Geological Survey
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This report describes a preliminary investigation of the effectiveness of two electromagnetic exploration methods as means of finding unmapped faults in the Paradox Basin environment. Results indicate that the Very Low Frequency (VLF method is useful. VLF profiles were measured across three known fault traces near Gibson Dome, San Juan County, Utah. Each fault or set of faults generated a significant anomaly. In some cases, the anomaly due to the fault was superimposed on a larger scale anomaly caused by the transition from unaltered rocks away from the fault to altered rocks in or on one side of the fault …
Mineral Resources Of The Escalante Canyon Instant Study Area, Garfield County, Utah, Gordon W. Weir, Michael E. Lane, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau Of Mines
Mineral Resources Of The Escalante Canyon Instant Study Area, Garfield County, Utah, Gordon W. Weir, Michael E. Lane, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Bureau Of Mines
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During 1979 and 1980 the U.S. Geological Survey and the Bureau of Mines conducted field investigations to evaluate the mineral resources potential of the Escalante Canyon Instant Study Area, Garfield County, Utah. Field studies included geological mapping and reconnaissance (Weir and Beard, 1981), geochemical sampling, and a survey of known mines, prospects, and mineralized areas (Lane, 1981).
Hydrology Of The Ferron Sandstone Aquifer And Effects Of Proposed Surface-Coal Mining In Castle Valley, Utah, Gregory C. Lines, Daniel J. Morrissey, Thomas A. Ryer, Richard H. Fuller, U.S. Geological Survey
Hydrology Of The Ferron Sandstone Aquifer And Effects Of Proposed Surface-Coal Mining In Castle Valley, Utah, Gregory C. Lines, Daniel J. Morrissey, Thomas A. Ryer, Richard H. Fuller, U.S. Geological Survey
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Coal in the Ferron Sandstone Member of the Mancos Shale of Cretaceous age has traditionally been mined by underground techniques in the Emery Coal Field in the southern end of Castle Valley in east-central Utah. However, approximately 99 million tons are recoverable by surface mining. Ground water in the Ferron is the sole source of supply for the town of Emery, but the aquifer is essentially untapped outside the Emery area. The Ferron Sandstone Member crops out along the eastern edge of Castle Valley and generally dips 2" to 10" to the northwest beneath the surface. Sandstones in the Ferron …
Geologic Map And Coal Sections Of The Red Point Quadrangle, Eugene G. Elllis, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Joseph R. Frank
Geologic Map And Coal Sections Of The Red Point Quadrangle, Eugene G. Elllis, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Joseph R. Frank
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Red Point quadrangle, in Emery County in central Utah, was mapped in 1979 as a part of the U.S. Geological Survey's progress to evaluate lands in the public domain for potential coal leasing. Mapping was done using U.S. Forest Service color aerial photographs at a scale of 1:15,640 and U.S. Geological Survey black-and-white aerial photographs at a scale of 1:30,000. The quadrangle was mapped previously by Spicker (1931) at a scale of 1:62,500.
Mineral Resources Of The Phipps-Death Hollow Instant Study Area, Garfield County, Utah, G. W. Weir, M. E. Lane, U.S. Geological Survey
Mineral Resources Of The Phipps-Death Hollow Instant Study Area, Garfield County, Utah, G. W. Weir, M. E. Lane, U.S. Geological Survey
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During 1979 and 1980 the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Bureau of Mines conducted field studies to evaluate the mineral-resource potential of the Phipps-Death Hollow Instant Study Area, Garfield County, Utah. Field studies included geological mapping (Weir and Beard, 1981), geochemical sampling, and a search for mines, prospects and mineralized areas.
Off-Road Vehicular Destabilization Of Hillslopes: The Major Contributing Factor To Destructive Debris Flows In Ogden, Utah, 1979, John K. Nakata
Off-Road Vehicular Destabilization Of Hillslopes: The Major Contributing Factor To Destructive Debris Flows In Ogden, Utah, 1979, John K. Nakata
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A severe rain storm on August 11 and 18, 1979, caused major flood damage in urban areas of east Ogden, Utah. At least 3.85 cm of rain fell in a 7 hour-period. The severity of damage was dramatically increased by water diverted from the Brigham-Ogden Canal, when it was clogged by a debris flow in the vicinity or Third, Taylor, and Polk Streets (Fig. 1). The purpose or this investigation is to ascertain the sequence of events that followed the storm, and to quantify the processes insofar as possible. An inspection of the area on September 21-25, 1979 , and …
Geophysical Measurements In The Beaver Basin, West-Central Utah; Part 1--Slingram, Magnetic, And Self-Potential Profiles, Vincent J. Flanigan, David L. Campbell, U.S. Geological Survey
Geophysical Measurements In The Beaver Basin, West-Central Utah; Part 1--Slingram, Magnetic, And Self-Potential Profiles, Vincent J. Flanigan, David L. Campbell, U.S. Geological Survey
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This report consists of figures showing profile locations (fig. 1, table 1) in the Beaver Basin, west-central Utah, and ground geophysical data collected in September 1980 along these traverses (figs. 2-11). These data consist of slingram electromagnetic (real and imaginary components at 222, 444, 888, 1777, and 3555 Hz), ground magnetic and self-potential measurements collected at 200-foot (61-m) intervals along about 8.8 miles (14.2 km) of survey line. Table 2 lists equipment used. The report contains data only, and no interpretations of the data are included.
Field-Trip Guide To The Quaternary Stratigraphy And Faulting In The Area North Of The Mouth Of Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Field-Trip Guide To The Quaternary Stratigraphy And Faulting In The Area North Of The Mouth Of Big Cottonwood Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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This field-trip guide describes the Quaternary stratigraphy and faulting in a small area (about 1 km2 ) undergoing intensive gravel-mining operations north of the mouth of Big Cottonwood Canyon, about 15 km south of Salt Lake City. The area lies in the Sugar House and very northern part of the Draper, Utah, 7 1/2 min. quadrangles.
Coal Resource Occurrence And Coal Development Potential Maps Of The Southwest Quarter Mt. Pennel Quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Coal Resource Occurrence And Coal Development Potential Maps Of The Southwest Quarter Mt. Pennel Quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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This text is to be used in conjunction with Coal Resource Occurrence (CRO) and Coal Development Potential (CDP) Maps of the Southwest Quarter of the Mt. Pennell 15-minute quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah. These maps and report were compiled to support the land planning work of the Bureau of Land Management and to provide a systematic coal resource inventory of Federal coal lands in the Henry Mountains Known Recoverable Coal Resource Areas (KRCRA's), Utah. Consequently, only those geologic features relevant to coal occurrences are described herein.
Coal Resource Occurrence And Coal Development Potential Maps Of The Northeast Quarter Wagon Box Mesa Quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Coal Resource Occurrence And Coal Development Potential Maps Of The Northeast Quarter Wagon Box Mesa Quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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This text is to be used in conjunction with Coal Resource Occurrence (CRO) and Coal Development Potential (CDP) Maps of the Northeast Quarter of the Wagon Box Mesa 15-minute quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah. These maps and report were compiled to support the land planning work of the Bureau of Land Management and to provide a systematic coal resource inventory of Federal coal lands in the Henry Mountains Known Recoverable Coal Resource Areas (KRCRA's), Utah. Consequently, only those geologic features relevant to coal occurrences are described herein.
Coal Resource Occurrence And Coal Development Potential Maps Of The Northwest Quarter Mt. Pennel Quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Coal Resource Occurrence And Coal Development Potential Maps Of The Northwest Quarter Mt. Pennel Quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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This text is to be used in conjunction with Coal Resource Occurrence (CRO) and Coal Development Potential (CDP) Maps of the Northwest Quarter of the Mt. Pennell 15-minute quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah. These maps and report were compiled to support the land planning work of the Bureau of Land Management and to provide a systematic coal resource inventory of Federal coal lands in the Henry Mountains Known Recoverable Coal Resource Areas (KRCRA's), Utah. Consequently, only those geologic features relevant to coal occurrences are described herein.
Coal Resource Occurrence And Coal Development Potential Maps Of The Northeast Quarter Of The Mt. Pennell 15-Minute Quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
Coal Resource Occurrence And Coal Development Potential Maps Of The Northeast Quarter Of The Mt. Pennell 15-Minute Quadrangle, Garfield County, Utah, United States Geological Survey
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This investigation was undertaken by Dames & Moore, Salt Lake City, Utah, at the request of the U.S. Geological Survey under contract number 14-08-0001-17489. The resource information gathered for this report is in response to the Federal Coal Leasing Amendments Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-377). Published and unpublished public information available through June, 1979, was used as the data base for this study. Neither drilling nor field mapping was performed; nor were any confidential data used.