National Assessment of Oil and Gas Project - Uinta-Piceance Province (020) Tar Sand Deposits

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Tar sands represent a significant source of hydrocarbons in the United States. Also known by several other names including bitumen-bearing rocks, natural asphalt, tarry oil, bituminous rock, oil sands and rock asphalt, these rocks are mostly located on the margins of sedimentary basins. Maps of tar sands and deposits were digitized to illustrate their distribution and extent within the Total Petroleum System.

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Original Metadata XML The metadata original format Open resource
Digital Data XML Landing page for access to the data Open resource

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