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A biogenic-chemical stratified lake model for the origin of oil shale of the Green River Formation; an alternative to the playa-lake model
G. A. Desborough
A biogenic-chemical stratified lake model for the origin of oil shale of the Green River Formation; an alternative to the playa-lake model
Geological Society of America Bulletin (July 1978) 89 (7): 961-971
A biogenic-chemical stratified lake model for the origin of oil shale of the Green River Formation; an alternative to the playa-lake model
Geological Society of America Bulletin (July 1978) 89 (7): 961-971
Index Terms/Descriptors
- alkaline earth metals
- calcium
- carbonates
- Cenozoic
- Colorado
- data
- diagenesis
- economic geology
- environment
- Eocene
- Garfield County Colorado
- genesis
- geochemistry
- Green River Formation
- iron
- lakes
- magnesium
- metals
- minerals
- occurrence
- oil shale
- organic residues
- Paleogene
- Parachute Creek Member
- Piceance Creek basin
- Rio Blanco County Colorado
- sedimentary rocks
- sedimentation
- stratigraphic controls
- sulfur
- Tertiary
- United States
- Ca-Mg-Fe carbonates
Latitude & Longitude
ISSN: 0016-7606
EISSN: 1943-2674
Coden: BUGMAF
Serial Title: Geological Society of America Bulletin
Serial Volume: 89
Serial Issue: 7
Title: A biogenic-chemical stratified lake model for the origin of oil shale of the Green River Formation; an alternative to the playa-lake model
Author(s): Desborough, G. A.
Affiliation: U. S. Geol. Surv.,
Denver, Colo.,
United States
Pages: 961-971
Published: 197807
Text Language: English
Publisher: Geological Society of America (GSA),
Boulder, CO,
United States
References: 38
Accession Number: 1978-026004
Categories: Sedimentary petrology
Document Type: Serial
Bibliographic Level: Analytic
Illustration Description: illus. incl. table, sketch maps
N39°19'60" - N40°15'00", W108°40'00" - W107°45'00"
Country of Publication: United States
Secondary Affiliation: GeoRef, Copyright 2019, American Geosciences Institute.
Update Code: 1978
