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Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation 1953 and 1954

January 1, 1955

Since 1947, the U.S. Geological Survey has measured and sampled phosphatic parts of the Permian Phosphoria formation and its partial stratigraphic correlatives at many localities in Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah.  Preliminary data on the thickness of the beds and their composition at localities sampled prior to 1952 have been issued already in TEI-183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 375, 376, 377, and 378. This report presents similar data on the localitites sampled in 1953 and 1954 (figs. 1, 2, and 3).  The field and laboratory procedures adopted in these investigations are described in a previous report (McKelvey and others 1953a).

Publication Year 1955
Title Stratigraphic sections of the Phosphoria formation 1953 and 1954
DOI 10.3133/tei570
Authors R. W. Swanson, L.D. Carswell, R. P. Sheldon, T. M. Cheney
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Trace Elements Investigations
Series Number 570
Index ID tei570
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse