Mineral resources of eight wilderness study area bordering Zion National Park, Washington and Kane counties, Utah
- Geological Survey, Reston, VA (USA)
- US Bureau of Mines (US)
- Univ. of Utah, UT (US)
The weight wilderness study areas are Orderville Canyon, North Fork Virgin River, Deep Creek, Goose Creek Canyon, Beartrap Canyon, La Verkin Creek Canyon, Taylor Creek Canyon, and Red Butte. The study areas are located on the Kolob Terrace in the canyonlands of southwest Utah. Jurassic sedimentary rocks are exposed in all of the study areas; Cretaceous rocks are present in three of the study areas. The Orderville Canyon, North Fork Virgin River, and Deep Creek study areas have inferred subeconomic resources of gypsum. Inferred subeconomic resources of common-variety sandstone occur in all of the study areas. Inferred subeconomic resources of limestone occur in all but the Red Butte study area. All of the study areas have a moderate potential for oil and gas and a low potential for all metals (including silver and uranium) and geothermal sources.
- OSTI ID:
- 6497724
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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