Stratigraphic model of the southern portion of the Jim Bridger coal field, Sweetwater County, Wyoming

Author

Paul S. Maywood, Portland State University

Sponsor

Portland State University. Department of Geology

First Advisor

Richard E. Thoms

Date of Publication

1987

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (M.S.) in Geology

Department

Geology

Language

English

Subjects

Coal -- Geology -- Wyoming -- Sweetwater County, Geology -- Wyoming -- Sweetwater County, Formations (Geology) -- Wyoming -- Sweetwater County

DOI

10.15760/etd.5603

Physical Description

1 online resource (140 p.)

Abstract

Uppermost Lance and lowermost Fort Union Formation sediments are found in outcrop in the southern portion of the Jim Bridger coal field, located on the northeast flank of the Rock Springs Uplift in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. Twenty-nine surface sections and 581 subsurface (borehole) sections were evaluated and used to construct a stratigraphic model.

Stratigraphic correlations with economically mineable coal seams in the Fort Union Formation north and south of the study area combined with definition of questionable local formational boundary locations are significant objectives in this investigation.

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Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20964

Recommended Citation

Maywood, Paul S., "Stratigraphic model of the southern portion of the Jim Bridger coal field, Sweetwater County, Wyoming" (1987). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 3719.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.5603