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Mass-movement deposits in the lacustrine Eocene Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, western Colorado

April 2, 2015

The Eocene Green River Formation was deposited in two large Eocene saline lakes, Lake Uinta in the Uinta and Piceance Basins and Lake Gosiute in the Greater Green River Basin. Here we will discuss mass-movement deposits in just the Piceance Basin part of Lake Uinta.

Publication Year 2015
Title Mass-movement deposits in the lacustrine Eocene Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, western Colorado
DOI 10.3133/ofr20151044
Authors Ronald C. Johnson, Justin E. Birdwell, Michael E. Brownfield, Tracey J. Mercier
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Open-File Report
Series Number 2015-1044
Index ID ofr20151044
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Central Energy Resources Science Center