Altered volcanic ash partings in Wasatch Formation coal beds of the northern Powder River basin: composition and geologic applications
Open-File Report
79-1203
By: Bruce Forbes Bohor, Richard E. Phillips, and Richard M. Pollastro
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Abstract
In contrast to the coal-bearing rocks of the Appalachian and Eastern Interior Basins, those of the northern Powder River Basin exhibit more complex stratigraphic and facies relationships, and regional correlations of coal beds are, therefore, more difficult to establish. Recently, however, several coal beds in the Powder River Basin, as well as coal beds in several other coal basins of the Rocky Mountain region, have been found to contain thin but persist·ent layers. of altered volcanic ash described as kaolinitic bentonites (Bohor, 1976, 1977, 1978, Bohor and others, 1976, 1978, Bohor and Pillmore, 1976). These layers serve as isochronous marker horizons which aid in correlating coal beds over broad areas.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Altered volcanic ash partings in Wasatch Formation coal beds of the northern Powder River basin: composition and geologic applications |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-1203 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr791203 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 45 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| Other Geospatial | Powder River Basin |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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