Geology and Mineral Resources of Box Elder County, Utah

Download or read book Geology and Mineral Resources of Box Elder County, Utah written by Hellmut H. Doelling and published by Utah Geological Survey. This book was released on 1980 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Box Elder County displays a variety of lithologic types in each of the major rock divisions: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic, in a typical Basin and Range setting. True to the basic structure most of its mountain ranges generally trend north-south, but the Raft River Range trends east-west. Each mountain range exhibits a variety of structural situations: most stratigraphic units are folded and faulted, and many are intruded by igneous rocks. 251 pages + 3 plates