Preliminary geologic mapping of Cretaceous and Tertiary formations in the eastern part of the Little Snake River coal field, Carbon County, Wyoming
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Abstract
In the 1970s and 1980s, C.S. Venable Barclay conducted geologic mapping of areas primarily underlain by Cretaceous coals in the eastern part of the Little Snake River coal field (LSR) in Carbon County, southwest Wyoming. With some exceptions, most of the mapping data were never published. Subsequently, after his retirement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), his field maps and field notebooks were archived in the USGS Field Records. Due to a pending USGS coal assessment of the Little Snake River coal field area and planned geological mapping to be conducted by the Wyoming State Geological Survey, Barclay’s mapping data needed to be published to support these efforts. Subsequently, geologic maps were scanned and georeferenced into a geographic information system, and project and field notes were scanned into Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Data for seventeen 7½-minute quadrangles are presented in this report. This publication is solely intended to compile the mapping data as it was last worked on by Barclay and provides no interpretation or modification of his work.
Suggested Citation
Haacke, J.E., Barclay, C.S.V., and Hettinger, R.D., 2016, Preliminary geologic mapping of Cretaceous and Tertiary formations in the eastern part of the Little Snake River coal field, Carbon County, Wyoming: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2016–1170, 9 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/ofr20161170.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
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Table of Contents
- Abstract
- Overview of Barclay Studies
- The Little Snake River Coal Field Map Data
- Summary
- Acknowledgments
- References Cited
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Preliminary geologic mapping of Cretaceous and Tertiary formations in the eastern part of the Little Snake River coal field, Carbon County, Wyoming |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2016-1170 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20161170 |
| Year Published | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Central Energy Resources Science Center |
| Description | Report: iii, 9 p.; Field Notes; Metadata; Read Me; Spatial Data |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Carbon County |
| Other Geospatial | Little Snake River Coal Field |
| Online Only (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |