Stratigraphy of the Wind River Formation in south-central Wind River Basin, Wyoming

Soister, Paul E.

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“…Tertiary uranium mineralization of the central Wyoming intermontane basins involves oxidation-alteration tongues within Paleocene-Eocene bed-load fluvial and alluvial fan systems (Fig. For example, the Puddle Springs Arkose Member of the Wind River Formation (Eocene) was deposited along the southeastern margin of the precursor Wind River basin on a northward-sloping erosion surface (Soister 1968;Love 1970). The larger of the two integrated drainage networks extended along the Wind River Basin, across the Casper Arch, and then northward along the axis of the Powder River Basin.…”

Section: Terrestrial Systems: Wyoming Tertiary Basinsmentioning

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Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems

Galloway¹,

Hobday²

1996

252

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. Galloway. William E. Terrigenous clastic depositional systems: applications to fossil fuel and groundwater resources/William E. Galloway, David K. Hobday. -2nd completely rev .. updated, and enl. ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-484) and index. ISBN 0-387-60232-1 (hardcover).-ISBN 3-540-60232-1 (hardcover) 1. Sedimentation and deposition. 1. Hobday, David K. II. Title. QE571. G27 1996 553.2 -dc20 95-47132 This work isThe use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: Springer-Verlag. E. Kirchner Typesetting: Best-set Typesetter Ltd., Hong Kong SPIN: 10509771 32/3136/SPS -5 4 3 2 1 0 -Printed on acid-free paper Preface to the Second EditionNonrenewable energy resources, comprising fossil fuels and uranium, are not randomly distributed within the Earth's crust. They formed in response to a complex array of geologic controls, notably the genesis of the sedimentary rocks that host most commercial energy resources. It is this genetic relationship between economic resources and environment that forms the basis for this book. Our grouping of petroleum, coal, uranium, and ground water may appear to be incongruous or artificial. But our basic premise is that these ostensibly disparate resources share common genetic attributes and that the sedimentological principles governing their natural distributions and influencing their recovery are fundamentally similar. Our combined careers have focused on these four resources, and our experiences in projects worldwide reveal that certain recurring geologic factors are important in controlling the distribution of commercial accumulations and subsurface fluid flow. These critical factors include the shape and stability of the receiving basin, the major depositional elements and their internal detail, and the modifications during burial that are brought about in these sediments by pressure, circulating fluids, heating, and chemical reaction.Since the first edition of this book in 1983, there has been a quantum leap in the volume of literature devoted to genetic stratigraphy and refinement of sedimentological principles and a commensurate increase in the application of these concepts to resource exploration and development. Two wholly new chapters, 11 and 16, have been added to accommodate these advances, two chapters (7 and 8) have been completely rewritten, and Chapters 3, 6, 9, 10, and 13 have been substantially revised.We review the spectrum of terrigenous (land-derived or siliciclastic as opposed to in-place or biochemical) clastic depositional systems and their component genetic facies, with emphasis on subsurface as well as field recognition. These range from the most proximal, subaerial, and generally coarse-grained alluvial-fan systems through fluvial, deltaic, shore-zone, ...

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Section: Terrestrial Systems: Wyoming Tertiary Basinsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems

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Hobday²

1996

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“…northward from the Thirtynine Mile volcanic field along the Front Range of Colorado into southern Wyoming on the basis of studies byKnight (1953),Soister (1968),Harshman (1968), andDenson and Harshman (1969). Dating and correlation of the surface in this area are handicapped by the scarcity of volcanic rocks, and its reconstruction must depend heavily on studies of the composition and distribution of gravel units and on geomorphic and structural interpretations.Inthe Basin and Range province to the southwest, reconstruction of the late Eocene surface is made difficult by complexities of faulting and extensive alluvial cover.…”

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Geomorphic and Tectonic Implications of the Post-Laramide, Late Eocene Erosion Surface in the Southern Rocky Mountains

Epis¹,

Chapin²

1975

Geological Society of America Memoirs

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A late Eocene erosion surface of low relief, which extended throughout south-central Colorado, provides a post-Laramide, pre-Oligocene, regional structural datum. The age and geomorphic character of the surface are documented for an area of more than 10,400 km 2 in the southern Front Range, Rampart Range, South Park, Thirtynine Mile volcanic field, southern Mosquito Range, upper Arkansas River valley, southern Sawatch Range, and adjacent Great Plains to the east. The surface truncated middle Eocene and older rocks, which were deformed during the Laramide orogeny, and deeply beveled crystalline Precambrian rocks across wide areas. Size, shape, and distribution of the overlying Wall Mountain Tuff and associated gravel units show that the surface sloped gently southward and eastward and merged with the western Great Plains.Correlation of deposits on the surface indicates that it was uplifted 1,500 to 3,000 m and disrupted by block faulting of basin-and-range style in Miocene and later time. Many erosion surfaces now at various levels in the mountainous terrain of the area are faulted segments of this late Eocene surface. 45 on June 29, 2015 memoirs.gsapubs.org Downloaded from EPIS AND CHAPÍN It is suggested that erosion surfaces of similar geomorphic character and age developed over a much larger region of the Southern Rocky Mountains province and of the adjoining Basin and Range province to the south and southwest. INTRODUCTIONEarlier studies of the Thirtynine Mile volcanic field of central Colorado showed that the volcanic pile was underlain by an erosion surface of relatively low relief (Cross, 1894; Chapin and Epis, 1964; Epis and Chapin, 1968; Steven and Epis, 1968). Additional field, petrographic, and radiometrie-age data have provided a better understanding of the stratigraphic sequence of units in the volcanic field and of their regional correlation in outlying areas (Epis and Chapin, 1974). It is now possible to document the age and geomorphic character of the prevolcanic surface across an area of more than 10,000 km 2 and to show that the surface was extensively uplifted and block faulted in Miocene and later time.

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“…The Dutton Basin anticline, which presently has about 100 m of topographic relief, and the Coyote anticline, which has no topographic expression, pass through the district. Paleocurrent measurements by Seeland (1978) and Grant (1954) and sedimentary facies mapping by Soister (1968) indicate sediment transport to the northwest parallel to the pre-Wind River structural grain during part of Wind River time. Thus, the Eocene stream courses in the Gas Hills area were determined by a complex interaction of sedimentation and tectonism, and for at least part of Wind River time, anticlinal structures on the north flank of the ancestral Granite Mountains deflected streams and influenced both the volume and type of sedimentation.…”

Section: Anticlinal Stream Deflection and The Localization Of Wyomingmentioning

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“…Thus, the Eocene stream courses in the Gas Hills area were determined by a complex interaction of sedimentation and tectonism, and for at least part of Wind River time, anticlinal structures on the north flank of the ancestral Granite Mountains deflected streams and influenced both the volume and type of sedimentation. Soister (1968) lists the following sedimentary factors that contributed to the localization of the Gas Hills uranium deposits: (1) the coarsegrained permeable Puddle Springs Arkose Member (probably deposited at this location because of decreased stream gradients, which could be at least in part influenced by anticlinal deflection), (2) subsidiary basins formed by post-Miocene faulting (but the presence of anticlinal ridges would also have a similar effect), (3) aquifuges of pre-Tertiary rocks in fault or erosional contact (the erosional contacts are of anticlinal origin), (4) aquicludes, fine grained beds of the Wind River (a likely development resulting from ponding or decreased stream gradient behind anticlines), and (5) precipitating agents including carbonaceous material (the central carbonaceous zone is "behind" the Dutton Basin anticline).…”

Section: Anticlinal Stream Deflection and The Localization Of Wyomingmentioning

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Gold and uranium potential of the Wind River Formation on the Wind River Reservation, northwestern Wyoming

Seeland¹

1986

Open-File Report

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Stratigraphy of the Wind River Formation in south-central Wind River Basin, Wyoming

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Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems

Terrigenous Clastic Depositional Systems

Geomorphic and Tectonic Implications of the Post-Laramide, Late Eocene Erosion Surface in the Southern Rocky Mountains

Gold and uranium potential of the Wind River Formation on the Wind River Reservation, northwestern Wyoming

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