Bulletin of the United States Geological SurveyThe Survey., 1907 - Geology |
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anticline average basin beds of coal bench bituminous Bone bony Book Cliffs briquettes British thermal units Cahaba Cahaba River Calorific value determined Canyon Car sample Carbon County carbonaceous cent coal bed Coal Company coal field coal-bearing rocks coke conglomerate Cretaceous district east Elkhorn entry exposed farther fault feet thick Fixed carbon following section formation Fort Steele fossils fuel Geological Survey gray Gulch horizon inches thick Johnstown Kittanning Laramie lignite limestone locality located Lower Kittanning Mesaverde miles northwest miles south Mountain Nest River Nunnally occur opened outcrop plateau Pleasant Valley Pound River prospect pit quadrangle Railroad ranges region reported Ridge River roof Russell Fork Sand sandstone Sandstone and shale sandy seam Section of coal Shale shows slope South Fork southeast southwest strata Sulphur surface syncline thin U. S. Geol Uinta County vicinity Volatile matter Willow Creek workable coal Wyoming
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