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Petrography of sedimentary rocks in the Slick Rock district, San Miguel and Dolores Counties, Colorado / by Daniel R. Shawe ; prepared on behalf of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Shawe, Daniel R., 1925- author.
- Series:
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 576-B.
- Geological Survey professional paper ; 576-B
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Petrology--Colorado--Dolores County.
- Petrology.
- Petrology--Colorado--San Miguel County.
- Sedimentary rocks--Colorado--Dolores County.
- Sedimentary rocks.
- Sedimentary rocks--Colorado--San Miguel County.
- Colorado--Dolores County.
- Colorado--San Miguel County.
- Genre:
- Online resources.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 34 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- Distribution:
- Washington : United States Government Printing Office
- Place of Publication:
- Washington : United States Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, 1968.
- Summary:
- "Microscopic study of uranium- and vanadium-bearing and associated sedimentary units contributes to the understanding of the geologic events that formed the rocks: sedimentation, deep burial, mild deformation, and alteration."
- Contents:
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Definitions and methods
- Rock names
- Textural terms
- Modal point counts and estimates
- Rock-forming minerals
- Pre-Morrison rocks
- Cutler Formation
- Chinle Formation
- Entrada Sandstone
- Summerville Formation
- Morrison Formation rocks
- Salt Wash Member
- Brushy Basin Member
- Post-Morrison rocks
- Burro Canyon Formation
- Dakota Sandstone
- Mancos Shale
- General conclusions
- References cited.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed September 24, 2014).
- "Geologic investigations in the Slick Rock District, San Miguel and Dolores Counties, Colorado."
- Also available online in PDF format from the U.S. Geological Survey Warehouse (http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/).
- "Microscopic study of uranium- and vanadium-bearing and associated sedimentary units contributes to the understanding of the geologic events that formed the rocks: sedimentation, deep burial, mild deformation, and alteration."
- Includes bibliographical references (page B34).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Shawe, Daniel R., 1925-. Petrography of sedimentary rocks in the Slick Rock district, San Miguel and Dolores Counties, Colorado
- OCLC:
- 891574988
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