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High-Resolution Correlation of the Upper Cretaceous Stratigraphy Between the Book Cliffs and the Western Henry Mountains Syncline, Utah, U.S.A
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dissertations & Theses in Earth and Atmospheric Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of Sciences 5-2012 HIGH-RESOLUTION CORRELATION OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS STRATIGRAPHY BETWEEN THE BOOK CLIFFS AND THE WESTERN HENRY MOUNTAINS SYNCLINE, UTAH, U.S.A. Drew L. Seymour University of Nebraska, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/geoscidiss Part of the Geology Commons, Sedimentology Commons, and the Stratigraphy Commons Seymour, Drew L., "HIGH-RESOLUTION CORRELATION OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS STRATIGRAPHY BETWEEN THE BOOK CLIFFS AND THE WESTERN HENRY MOUNTAINS SYNCLINE, UTAH, U.S.A." (2012). Dissertations & Theses in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. 88. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/geoscidiss/88 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Department of at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations & Theses in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. HIGH-RESOLUTION CORRELATION OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS STRATIGRAPHY BETWEEN THE BOOK CLIFFS AND THE WESTERN HENRY MOUNTAINS SYNCLINE, UTAH, U.S.A. By Drew L. Seymour A THESIS Presented to the Faculty of The Graduate College at the University of Nebraska In Partial Fulfillment of Requirements For Degree of Master of Science Major: Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Under the Supervision of Professor Christopher R. Fielding Lincoln, NE May, 2012 HIGH-RESOLUTION CORRELATION OF THE UPPER CRETACEOUS STRATIGRAPHY BETWEEN THE BOOK CLIFFS AND THE WESTERN HENRY MOUNTAINS SYNCLINE, UTAH. U.S.A. Drew L. Seymour, M.S. -
Chapter SR a SUMMARY of TERTIARY COAL RESOURCES OF
Chapter SR A SUMMARY OF TERTIARY COAL RESOURCES OF THE RATON BASIN, COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO By R.M. Flores and L.R. Bader in U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1625-A Contents Introduction...........................................................................................................................SR-1 Stratigraphy...........................................................................................................................SR-2 Depositional Environments...............................................................................................SR-5 Description of Coal Zones.................................................................................................SR-7 Coal Quality..........................................................................................................................SR-9 Original Resources............................................................................................................SR-12 Production History............................................................................................................SR-13 Coal-bed Methane..............................................................................................................SR-15 Conclusions.........................................................................................................................SR-17 References...........................................................................................................................SR-19 Figures SR-1. Map showing the geology -
Hydrogeology and Stratigraphy of the Dakota Formation in Northwest Iowa
WATER SUPPLY HYDROGEOLOGY AND J.A. MUNTER BULLETIN G.A. LUDVIGSON NUMBER 13 STRATIGRAPHY OF THE B.J. BUNKER 1983 DAKOTA FORMATION IN NORTHWEST IOWA Iowa Geological Survey Donald L. Koch State Geologist and Director 123 North Capitol Street Iowa City, Iowa 52242 IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY BULLETIN NO. 13 1983 HYDROGEOLOGY AND STRATIGRAPHY OF THE DAKOTA FORMATION IN NORTHWEST IOWA J. A. Munter G. A. Ludvigson B. J. Bunker Iowa Geological Survey Iowa Geological Survey Donald L. Koch Director and State Geologist 123 North Capitol Street Iowa City, Iowa 52242 Foreword An assessment of the quantity and quality of water available from the Dakota (Sandstone) Formation 1n northwest Iowa is presented in this report. The as sessment was undertaken to provide quantitative information on the hydrology of the Dakota aquifer system to the Iowa Natural Resources Council for alloca tion of water for irrigation, largely as a consequence of the 1976-77 drought. Most area wells for domestic, livestock, and irrigation purposes only partial ly penetrated the Dakota Formation. Consequently, the long-term effects of significant increases in water withdrawals could not be assessed on the basis of existing wells. Acquisition of new data was based upon a drilling program designed to penetrate the entire sequence of Dakota sediments at key loca tions, after a thorough inventory and analysis of existing data. Definition of the distribution, thickness, and lateral and vertical changes in composition of the Dakota Formation has permitted the recognition of two mem bers. Additionally, Identification of the rock units that underlie the Dakota Formation has contributed greatly to our knowledge of the regional geology of northwest Iowa and the upper midwest. -
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Chronology and Faunal Evolution of the Middle Eocene Bridgerian North American Land Mammal “Age”: Achieving High Precision Geochronology Kaori Tsukui Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2016 © 2015 Kaori Tsukui All rights reserved ABSTRACT Chronology and Faunal Evolution of the Middle Eocene Bridgerian North American Land Mammal “Age”: Achieving High Precision Geochronology Kaori Tsukui The age of the Bridgerian/Uintan boundary has been regarded as one of the most important outstanding problems in North American Land Mammal “Age” (NALMA) biochronology. The Bridger Basin in southwestern Wyoming preserves one of the best stratigraphic records of the faunal boundary as well as the preceding Bridgerian NALMA. In this dissertation, I first developed a chronological framework for the Eocene Bridger Formation including the age of the boundary, based on a combination of magnetostratigraphy and U-Pb ID-TIMS geochronology. Within the temporal framework, I attempted at making a regional correlation of the boundary-bearing strata within the western U.S., and also assessed the body size evolution of three representative taxa from the Bridger Basin within the context of Early Eocene Climatic Optimum. Integrating radioisotopic, magnetostratigraphic and astronomical data from the early to middle Eocene, I reviewed various calibration models for the Geological Time Scale and intercalibration of 40Ar/39Ar data among laboratories and against U-Pb data, toward the community goal of achieving a high precision and well integrated Geological Time Scale. In Chapter 2, I present a magnetostratigraphy and U-Pb zircon geochronology of the Bridger Formation from the Bridger Basin in southwestern Wyoming. -
Late Cretaceous Nautilid Beaks from Near-Shore/Shallow Water Deposits of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin (Czech Republic)
Acta Geologica Polonica , Vol. 60 (2010), No. 3, pp. 417 –428 Late Cretaceous nautilid beaks from near-shore/shallow water deposits of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin (Czech Republic) MaRtiN KošťáK 1, RadeK VodRážKa 1,2 , Jiří FRaNK 1, MaRtiN MazuCh 1 aNd JaRosLaV MaReK 1 1Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, 128 43 Czech Republic. E-mail: [email protected] 2Czech Geological Survey, Klárov 3, 118 21 Prague 1, Czech Republic aBstRaCt: Košťák, M., Vodrážka, R., Frank, J., Mazuch, M. and Marek, J. 2010. Late Cretaceous nautilid beaks from near- shore/shallow water deposits of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin (Czech Republic). Acta Geologica Polonica , 60 (3), 417 –428 . Warszawa. More than 30 isolated nautilid jaws have been discovered in washed samples of late Cretaceous (turonian) near- shore/shallow water deposits located in the southern part of the Bohemian Cretaceous Basin (BCB). upper and lower jaws discovered in genetically-similar early turonian deposits are described in detail herein. the nautilid jaw appa - ratuses comprise rhyncholites (upper jaws) assigned to Nautilorhynchus simplex (Fritsch), and conchorhynchs (lower jaws) assigned to Conchorhynchus cretaceus Fritsch. some rhyncholites show signs of abrasion and corrosion, and may also form a substrate for sessile organisms. in one specimen, signs of acid digestion in the stomach of a preda - tor were recognized. N. simplex is synonymized with “ Rhyncholithus ” bohemicus (till), “ R.” curvatus ” (till), “ R”. rectus (till) and “ R” . curtus (till). the significant morphological variability observed in N. simplex is supported by biometric data. although the jaws were not found associated with body chambers, it is inferred from the extremely low nautilid biodiversity across the Cenomanian/turonian boundary interval in the BCB, and from the range and rel - ative abundance of the only early turonian nautilid taxon present, that the jaws are probably referable to the genus Eutrephoceras hyatt and specifically to the common and long-ranging species E. -
Upper Cenomanian Foraminifers from the Southern Part of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico
Upper Cenomanian Foraminifers from the Southern Part of the San Juan Basin, New Mexico U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1808-N AVAILABILITY OF BOOKS AND MAPS OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Instructions on ordering publications of the U.S. Geological Survey, along with the last offerings, are given in the current-year issues of the monthly catalog "New Publications of the U.S. Geological Survey." Prices of available U.S. Geological Survey publications released prior to the current year are listed in the most recent annual "Price and Availability List" Publications that are listed in various U.S. Geological Survey catalogs (see back inside cover) but not listed in the most recent annual "Price and Availability List" are no longer available. Prices of reports released to the open files are given in the listing "U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Reports," updated monthly, which is for sale in microfiche from the U.S. Geological Survey Books and Open-File Reports Sales, Box 25286, Denver, CO 80225. Order U.S. Geological Survey publications by mail or over the counter from the offices given below. BY MAIL OVER THE COUNTER Books Books Professional Papers, Bulletins, Water-Supply Papers, Tech Books of the U.S. Geological Survey are available over the niques of Water-Resources Investigations, Circulars, publications counter at the following U.S. Geological Survey offices, all of of general interest (such as leaflets, pamphlets, booklets), single which are authorized agents of the Superintendent of Documents. copies of periodicals (Earthquakes & Volcanoes. Preliminary De termination of Epicenters), and some miscellaneous reports, includ ANCHORAGE, Alaska-4230 University Dr., Rm. -
The Cretaceous System in Central Sierra County, New Mexico
The Cretaceous System in central Sierra County, New Mexico Spencer G. Lucas, New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, NM 87104, [email protected] W. John Nelson, Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, IL 61820, [email protected] Karl Krainer, Institute of Geology, Innsbruck University, Innsbruck, A-6020 Austria, [email protected] Scott D. Elrick, Illinois State Geological Survey, Champaign, IL 61820, [email protected] Abstract (part of the Dakota Formation, Campana (Fig. 1). This is the most extensive outcrop Member of the Tres Hermanos Formation, area of Cretaceous rocks in southern New Upper Cretaceous sedimentary rocks are Flying Eagle Canyon Formation, Ash Canyon Mexico, and the exposed Cretaceous sec- Formation, and the entire McRae Group). A exposed in central Sierra County, southern tion is very thick, at about 2.5 km. First comprehensive understanding of the Cretaceous New Mexico, in the Fra Cristobal Mountains, recognized in 1860, these Cretaceous Caballo Mountains and in the topographically strata in Sierra County allows a more detailed inter- pretation of local geologic events in the context strata have been the subject of diverse, but low Cutter sag between the two ranges. The ~2.5 generally restricted, studies for more than km thick Cretaceous section is assigned to the of broad, transgressive-regressive (T-R) cycles of 150 years. (ascending order) Dakota Formation (locally deposition in the Western Interior Seaway, and includes the Oak Canyon [?] and Paguate also in terms of Laramide orogenic -
Schmitz, M. D. 2000. Appendix 2: Radioisotopic Ages Used In
Appendix 2 Radioisotopic ages used in GTS2020 M.D. SCHMITZ 1285 1286 Appendix 2 GTS GTS Sample Locality Lat-Long Lithostratigraphy Age 6 2s 6 2s Age Type 2020 2012 (Ma) analytical total ID ID Period Epoch Age Quaternary À not compiled Neogene À not compiled Pliocene Miocene Paleogene Oligocene Chattian Pg36 biotite-rich layer; PAC- Pieve d’Accinelli section, 43 35040.41vN, Scaglia Cinerea Fm, 42.3 m above base of 26.57 0.02 0.04 206Pb/238U B2 northeastern Apennines, Italy 12 29034.16vE section Rupelian Pg35 Pg20 biotite-rich layer; MCA- Monte Cagnero section (Chattian 43 38047.81vN, Scaglia Cinerea Fm, 145.8 m above base 31.41 0.03 0.04 206Pb/238U 145.8, equivalent to GSSP), northeastern Apennines, Italy 12 28003.83vE of section MCA/84-3 Pg34 biotite-rich layer; MCA- Monte Cagnero section (Chattian 43 38047.81vN, Scaglia Cinerea Fm, 142.8 m above base 31.72 0.02 0.04 206Pb/238U 142.8 GSSP), northeastern Apennines, Italy 12 28003.83vE of section Eocene Priabonian Pg33 Pg19 biotite-rich layer; MASS- Massignano (Oligocene GSSP), near 43.5328 N, Scaglia Cinerea Fm, 14.7 m above base of 34.50 0.04 0.05 206Pb/238U 14.7, equivalent to Ancona, northeastern Apennines, 13.6011 E section MAS/86-14.7 Italy Pg32 biotite-rich layer; MASS- Massignano (Oligocene GSSP), near 43.5328 N, Scaglia Cinerea Fm, 12.9 m above base of 34.68 0.04 0.06 206Pb/238U 12.9 Ancona, northeastern Apennines, 13.6011 E section Italy Pg31 Pg18 biotite-rich layer; MASS- Massignano (Oligocene GSSP), near 43.5328 N, Scaglia Cinerea Fm, 12.7 m above base of 34.72 0.02 0.04 206Pb/238U -
Geology of the Northern Perth Basin, Western Australia
See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233726107 Geology of the northern Perth Basin, Western Australia. A field guide Technical Report · June 2005 CITATIONS READS 15 1,069 4 authors: Arthur John Mory David Haig Government of Western Australia University of Western Australia 91 PUBLICATIONS 743 CITATIONS 61 PUBLICATIONS 907 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Stephen Mcloughlin Roger M. Hocking Swedish Museum of Natural History Geological Survey of Western Australia 143 PUBLICATIONS 3,298 CITATIONS 54 PUBLICATIONS 375 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE SEE PROFILE Some of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects: Lower Permian bryozoans of Western Australia View project Late Palaeozoic palynology of Dronning Maud Land, Antarctica View project All content following this page was uploaded by Stephen Mcloughlin on 05 May 2017. The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. All in-text references underlined in blue are added to the original document and are linked to publications on ResearchGate, letting you access and read them immediately. Department of Industry and Resources RECORD GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PERTH 2005/9 BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — A FIELD GUIDE by A. J. Mory, D. W. Haig, S. McLoughlin, and R. M. Hocking Geological Survey of Western Australia GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Record 2005/9 GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN PERTH BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA — A FIELD GUIDE by A. J. Mory, D. W. Haig1, S. McLoughlin2, and R. M. Hocking 1 School of Earth and Geographical Sciences, The University of Western Australia 2 School of Natural Resource Sciences, Queensland University of Technology Perth 2005 MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT Hon. -
Stratigraphic Correlation Chart for Western Colorado and Northwestern New Mexico
New Mexico Geological Society Guidebook, 32nd Field Conference, Western Slope Colorado, 1981 75 STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION CHART FOR WESTERN COLORADO AND NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO M. E. MacLACHLAN U.S. Geological Survey Denver, Colorado 80225 INTRODUCTION De Chelly Sandstone (or De Chelly Sandstone Member of the The stratigraphic nomenclature applied in various parts of west- Cutler Formation) of the west side of the basin is thought to ern Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, and a small part of east- correlate with the Glorieta Sandstone of the south side of the central Utah is summarized in the accompanying chart (fig. 1). The basin. locations of the areas, indicated by letters, are shown on the index map (fig. 2). Sources of information used in compiling the chart are Cols. B.-C. shown by numbers in brackets beneath the headings for the col- Age determinations on the Hinsdale Formation in parts of the umns. The numbers are keyed to references in an accompanying volcanic field range from 4.7 to 23.4 m.y. on basalts and 4.8 to list. Ages where known are shown by numbers in parentheses in 22.4 m.y. on rhyolites (Lipman, 1975, p. 6, p. 90-100). millions of years after the rock name or in parentheses on the line The early intermediate-composition volcanics and related rocks separating two chronostratigraphic units. include several named units of limited areal extent, but of simi- No Quaternary rocks nor small igneous bodies, such as dikes, lar age and petrology—the West Elk Breccia at Powderhorn; the have been included on this chart. -
Geologic Studies of the Platte River, South-Central Nebraska and Adjacent Areas—Geologic Maps, Subsurface Study, and Geologic History
University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Publications of the US Geological Survey US Geological Survey 2005 Geologic Studies of the Platte River, South-Central Nebraska and Adjacent Areas—Geologic Maps, Subsurface Study, and Geologic History Steven M. Condon Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgspubs Part of the Earth Sciences Commons Condon, Steven M., "Geologic Studies of the Platte River, South-Central Nebraska and Adjacent Areas—Geologic Maps, Subsurface Study, and Geologic History" (2005). Publications of the US Geological Survey. 22. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/usgspubs/22 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the US Geological Survey at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Publications of the US Geological Survey by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Geologic Studies of the Platte River, South- Central Nebraska and Adjacent Areas—Geologic Maps, Subsurface Study, and Geologic History Professional Paper 1706 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Studies of the Platte River, South-Central Nebraska and Adjacent Areas—Geologic Maps, Subsurface Study, and Geologic History By Steven M. Condon Professional Paper 1706 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior Gale A. Norton, Secretary U.S. Geological Survey Charles G. Groat, Director Version 1.0, 2005 This publication and any updates to it are available online at: http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/pp1706/ Manuscript approved for publication, March 3, 2005 Text edited by James W. Hendley II Layout and design by Stephen L. -
Mesaverde Group and Wasatch Formation - Piceance Basin, Colorado
NONTRIBUTARY GROUNDWATER ASSESSMENT: MESAVERDE GROUP AND WASATCH FORMATION - PICEANCE BASIN, COLORADO Submitted to: OXY USA INC. AND OXY USA WTP LP Date: November 4, 2009 Norwest Corporation 950 South Cherry Street, Suite 800 Denver, CO 80246 Tel: (303) 782-0164 Fax: (303) 782-2560 Email [email protected] www.norwestcorp.com 004280 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..............................................................................................................1 1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................1-1 2 CONCEPTUAL MODEL .....................................................................................................2-1 2.1 GEOLOGIC SETTING ....................................................................................................2-1 2.1.1 Mancos Shale ..............................................................................................2-1 2.1.2 Iles Formation ..............................................................................................2-2 2.1.3 Williams Fork Formation ..............................................................................2-2 2.1.4 Wasatch Formation......................................................................................2-3 2.2 HYDROLOGIC DATA .....................................................................................................2-3 3 HYDROLOGEOLOGIC PARAMETERS.............................................................................3-1