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The Peaks Occurrence, Circle Cliffs Mining District, Garfield County, Utah, USAi
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
37° 52' 41'' North , 111° 7' 6'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
37.87806,-111.11861
GeoHash:
G#: 9w8zrrmzs
GRN:
N26W63
Type:
Occurrence
Köppen climate type:
BSk : Cold semi-arid (steppe) climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Boulder Town226 (2011)26.9km
Escalante790 (2017)44.1km
Torrey184 (2017)53.6km
Teasdale191 (2011)55.2km
Bicknell327 (2006)63.5km
Mindat Locality ID:
184045
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:184045:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0


REF:Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: UGMS FILE 1144-C, SAMPLE 68-2A
Deposit:: DAVIDSON, E. S., 1967 , GEOLOGY OF THE CIRCLE CLIFFS AREA, GARFIELD AND KANE COUNTIES, UTAH: US GEOL. SURVEY BULL. 1229 .
Deposit:: RITZMA, H. R., 1973 , OIL-IMPREGNATED ROCK DEPOSITS
Commodities (Trace) - Petroleum (Oil) - Oil Sands
Development Status: Occurrence
Host Rock Unit: Henry Mountains Diorite
Structure: Circle Cliffs Anticlinal Upwarp
Host Rock: Sandstone, Siltstone
Tectonic Structure: Stable Platform

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