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Family Butte Deposit, San Rafael Swell Mining District, Emery County, Utah, USAi
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Family Butte DepositDeposit
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 45' 54'' North , 110° 53' 29'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.76500,-110.89139
GeoHash:
G#: 9wchs8gq7
GRN:
N26W63
Type:
Deposit
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Emery272 (2017)35.6km
Ferron1,562 (2017)42.1km
Clawson193 (2017)44.6km
Hanksville212 (2017)46.2km
Castle Dale1,550 (2017)50.9km
Mindat Locality ID:
181503
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:181503:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Deposit:: RITZMA, H.R., 1973, OIL IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN SURVEY MAP 33 2 SHEETS
Deposit:: US BUREAU OF MINES, 1965, SURFACE AND SHALLOW OIL - IMPREGNATED ROCKS AND SHALLOW OIL FIELDS IN THE UNITED STATES: US BUR. OF MINES.

Commodities (Major) - Petroleum (Oil) - Oil Sands
Development Status: Occurrence
Structure: San Rafael Swell
Host Rock: Sandstone, Siltstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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