Depositional environments of a coal-bearing section in the Upper Cretaceous Mesaverde Group, Routt County, Colorado
January 1, 1979
A 107-m (350 ft) section of coal-bearing rocks of the Upper Cretaceous Mesaverde Group that is exposed along an access road to the Edna Mine in Routt County, Colorado, records deposition of sediment during a regressive phase of the epicontinental sea. Each of the coal beds in the section occurs at the top of a bayfill sequence that records infilling of a bay sufficient to provide swamp conditions and allow formation of peat.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 1979 |
|---|---|
| Title | Depositional environments of a coal-bearing section in the Upper Cretaceous Mesaverde Group, Routt County, Colorado |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr791669 |
| Authors | Thresa M. Gaffke |
| Publication Type | Report |
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Series Title | Open-File Report |
| Series Number | 79-1669 |
| Index ID | ofr791669 |
| Record Source | USGS Publications Warehouse |