Duchesne, Duchesne Co., Utah, USA
| Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): | 40° 9' 47'' North , 110° 24' 10'' West |
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| Latitude & Longitude (decimal): | 40.16329,-110.40293 |
| GeoHash: | G#: 9x1krxx01 |
| KΓΆppen climate type: | BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate |
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| β 'Bitumen' Reference: UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah |
| β 'Uintahite' Reference: UGMS Bull 117 Minerals and Mineral Localities of Utah |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
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| β | 'Bitumen' | - | |
| β | 'Uintahite' | - | |
List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification
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Regional Geology
This geological map and associated information on rock units at or nearby to the coordinates given for this locality is based on relatively small scale geological maps provided by various national Geological Surveys. This does not necessarily represent the complete geology at this locality but it gives a background for the region in which it is found.
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| Quaternary 0 - 2.588 Ma ID: 2721797 | Alluvium and colluvium Age: Pleistocene (0 - 2.588 Ma) Comments: Original map source: Hintze, L.F., Willis, G.C., Laes, D.Y.M., Sprinkel, D.A., and Brown, K.D., 2000, Digital Geologic Map of Utah: Utah Geological Survey, Map 179DM, scale 1:500,000. Lithology: Major:{unconsolidated alluvium,colluvium} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
| Holocene 0 - 0.0117 Ma ID: 1375092 | Alluvium Age: Anthropocene (0 - 0.0117 Ma) Description: Boulder to pebble gravel, sand, silt, and clay deposited in channels and flood plains of streams. Thickness as much as 3 m. Comments: Quaternary alluvial deposits; channel and flood plain deposit Lithology: Boulder to pebble gravel, sand, silt, clay Reference: Bryant, B. Geologic map of the east half of the Salt Lake City quadrangle. U.S. Geological Survey Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1997. [15] |
| Eocene 33.9 - 56 Ma ID: 3190876 | Cenozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Eocene (33.9 - 56 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
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