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Nahcolite resources in the Green River Formation, Piceance Basin, northwestern Colorado

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recently completed an assessment of in-place nahcolite (NaHCO3) resources in the Piceance Basin, northwestern Colorado. Nahcolite is present in the oil shale deposits of the Parachute Creek Member of the Eocene Green River Formation. It occurs as disseminated aggreg...

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Main Author: Michael E. Brownfield
Other Authors: Ronald C. Johnson, Jesse G. Self, Tracey J. Mercier
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: United States Geological Survey 2009
Subjects:
Geological Studies and Exploration
Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis
Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
nahcolite
Green River Formation
Piceance Basin
Parachute Creek Member
oil shale
mineral resource assessment
dawsonite
halite
solution cavities
sodium carbonate
Eocene
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20093011
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