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Mineral resources of the Adobe Town Wilderness Study Area, Sweetwater County, Wyoming

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OSTI ID:6395924
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  1. Geological Survey, Reston, VA (USA)
  2. US Bureau of Mines (US)

The Adobe Town Wilderness Study Area is in Southwest Wyoming about 60 miles southeast of Rock Springs. This study area consists of flat-lying sedimentary rock of Eocene age located near the center of the Washakie Basin. There are no identified resources. This study area has a high resource potential for undiscovered oil and gas, in over pressured Cretaceous and Tertiary sandstone reservoirs. This study area has a low resource potential for undiscovered oil shale, zeolites, uranium, coal, and metallic minerals.

OSTI ID:
6395924
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English