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Show GEOLOGIC \ MAP I\IAP I IAP ISSUEDON ISSUEDON ISSUED ISSUEDON ON SOUTHEAST SOUTlIEAST UTAHA UTAH UTAHA A map showing showmg the tile t1e geologic struc struc- structure struc- struc struclure structure - - ture lure of a portion of southeastern outheastem Utah Utahlying Utahlying Utahlying lying west of the Green and Colorado Coloradorivers Coloradorivers Coloradorivers rivers , in Emery , Wayne and aarrIeld Garfield aarrIeldcounties Garfieldcounties Garfieldcounties counties , has been published recently recentlyby recentlyby recentlyby by the Un1t United d States geological.survey geologicalsurvey geological geologicalsurveydepartment survey . -surveydepartment surveydepartment - , ' department of the inte interior inte1or ior iortIt tIt It covers coversan ? coversan vers an area of about 2000 squkre square Imiles-which Imiles which mUes- mUes miles- miles mUeswhich mileswhich - - which extends e-ctends e ctends - southward south\\ard south ard southaard \ from the theDenver theDenver theDenver Denver & Rio GranHe GrantIe Grantle Western rail- rail railroad railroad rail railroad - road to the Fremont river The geolog geolog- geologic - - ic structure is shown by means of con- con contour contour con contour - tour lines lmes and is based upon field m- m in- in mestfgatfons insestigations in investigations - \ vestigations estfgatfons sestigations made in 1930 and 1931 1931under 1931under 1931under under the direction of A A Baker , . a ageologist ageologist ageologist geologist of the geological survey The Themap Themap Themap map Is issued as a . small preliminary preliminaryedition preliminaryedition preliminaryedition edition . , In advance of the publicationof publ1caUonof publ1caUon publication of ofa a report that will describe the thegeology thegeology thegeology geology of the areaThe area j " The rocks In the rjorthwestem rforthwestern 4orthwestern part partof partof partof of the area have ha\e ha e hase \ a pteep teep dip toward towardthe towardthe towardthe the east or southeast on the southeast southeastflank southeastflank southeastflank flank of the San Rafael Swell Swe11 . Else- Else Elsewhelc Elsewheie Else-wheie Else wheie - whelc wheie the rocks have a low regIonal regIonaldip regionaldip regionaldip dip to the west , northwest northest northuest north\ north \ , est , or north northbut , . but the regional dip is modified by byseveral byseveral byseveral several low folds and the rocks are arebroken arebroken arebroken broken by numerous small faults faultsSeveral faultsSeveral faultsSeveral Several wells welIs have been drilled dril1ed in the thearea thearea thearea area , but commercial production of oil oilhas oilhas oilhas has not been obtninedCopies obtainedCopies obtained obtnined obtainedCopies Copies of this map may be obtalDed obtained obtalDedby obtainedby obtainedby by writing wrItmg to the director . , Umted United UmtedStates UnitedStates UnitedStates States Geological Survey , Washmgton Washington WashingtonD , DC D C ; R R Woolley , 313 Federal FederalbUlldmg Federalbuilding Federalbuilding bUlldmg building . , Salt Lake City , Utah , or orRobert orRobert orRobert Robert FoUansbee Follansbee , 403 Post Office OfficebUIlding Officebuilding Officebuilding bUIlding , Denver , Cob Colo |
