| Abstract: | Describes dolomite, gypsum, and sandstone units deposited in transgressive-regressive cycles. Three depositional cycles are partly exposed. The cycles observed in outcrop were informally labelled cycle 1, cycle 2, and cycle 3 in ascending stratigraphic order. West Mellott field represents a subsurface example of the facies and facies relationships observed in outcrop. The eolian-dune sandstone of the C cycle, which was partially reworked by the transgression of the B cycle, produces oil at West Mellott. The draping of dolomite and anhydrite of the B cycle on the eolian-dune sandstone of the C cycle is analogous to the draping gypsum on dune sand in cycle 2 in outcrop. -from Authors |
| Genre: | Article |
| ProdID: | 70017750 |
| Citation Author: | Schenk, C. J.; Schmoker, J. W.; Fox, J. E. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Mountain Geologist |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Sedimentology of Permian upper part of the Minnelusa Formation, eastern Powder River Basin, Wyoming, and a comparison to the subsurface; 1993; Article; Journal; Mountain Geologist; Schenk, C. J.; Schmoker, J. W.; Fox, J. E. |
| Citation Start Page: | 71 |
| Citation Volume: | 30 |
| Citation Year: | 1993 |
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| Text: | Sedimentology of Permian upper part of the Minnelusa Formation, eastern Powder River Basin, Wyoming, and a comparison to the subsurface; 1993; Article; Journal; Mountain Geologist; Schenk, C. J.; Schmoker, J. W.; Fox, J. E. |
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| Date Other: | Fri, 1 Jan 1993 00:00 -0600 |
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