Cretaceous and Tertiary history and resources of the Piceance Creek basin, western Colorado

Journal Article · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1980 · Field Conf. Guideb. (N.M. Geol. Soc.); (United States)

OSTI ID:5728084

Johnson, R C; Keighin, C W

The Piceance Creek Basin is a Late Creataceous and Tertiary age sedimentary basin in west-central Colorado. It is bounded on the southeast by the Sawatch uplift, on the east by the White River uplift, on the north by the Uinta uplift, on the southwest by the Uncompahgre uplift, and on the west by the Douglas Creek arch. It is part of a larger complex of Laramide-age basins, including the Uinta Basin to the west and the greater Green River Basin to the north, which hold vast lacustrine oil-shale deposits of Eocene age. This paper is a general overview of the development of the Piceance Creek Basin starting in the Early Cretaceous time. Oil shale, and other resources, are discussed briefly. (JMT)

• Research Organization: Geological Survey, Denver, CO
• OSTI ID: 5728084
• Report Number(s): CONF-8110216-
• Journal Information: Field Conf. Guideb. (N.M. Geol. Soc.); (United States), Journal Name: Field Conf. Guideb. (N.M. Geol. Soc.); (United States) Vol. 32; ISSN NMGGA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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