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Origin of Alkali 



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Table II. — Soluble salts in Cretaceoiis shale 

 [Results expressed as pounds per 2,000,000 of material] 



Field No. 



68.. 

 294. 



274. 

 264. 



79- • 

 261. 

 69.. 

 84.. 

 86.. 

 123. 

 89.. 

 65.. 



75- •• 

 262. . 

 78... 

 66... 

 281.. 

 289.. 

 102. . 

 130.. 



95- •• 

 100. . 

 67... 



144 • • 

 85... 

 83... 

 90... 

 97... 

 286.. 

 76... 

 no. . 

 99... 

 108.. 

 2S7.. 

 105.. 

 63... 

 64... 

 116.. 

 119.. 

 91... 

 291. . 

 268.. 

 113.. 

 269. . 

 S126 

 271. . 

 120. . 

 122. . 

 117.. 

 107. . 

 71... 

 270. . 

 280.. 

 278.. 

 128.. 



Average . . 



Location of sample. 



Grand Junction, Colo. 



Vernal, Utah , 



Thompson, Utah. . 



do 



Grand Junction, Colo. 

 Thompson, Utah. . 

 Grand Junction, Colo. 

 Green River, Utah. . 



do 



Emery, Utah 



Green River, Utah . . 

 Grand Junction, Colo 



Price, Utah 



Grand Junction, Colo 



Thompson, Utah 



Grand Junction, Colo. 



do 



Vernal, Utah 



do 



Price, Utah 



Emery, Utah 



Price, Utah 



do 



Grand Junction, Colo. 



Emery, Utah 



Green River, Utah. . . 

 Grand Junction, Colo. 



Price, Utah 



do 



Vernal, Utah 



Grand Junction, Colo. 

 Orangeville, Utah . . . 



Price, Utah 



Castledale, Utah 



Vernal, Utah 



Castledale, Utah 



Grand Junction, Colo. 



.... do 



Emery, Utah 



....do 



Price, Utah 



Vernal, Utah 



Uintah, Utah 



Orangeville, Utah. . . 



Uintah, Utah 



Emery, Utah 



Uintah, Utah 



Emery, Utah 



....do 



....do 



Castledale, Utah 



Grand Junction, Colo. 



Thompson, Utah 



Vernal, Utah 



....do 



Emery, Utah 



Calcium 

 (Ca). 



Cretaceous. 



7.699 

 481 

 I, 042 

 13.152 

 5,948 

 1,388 



1, 609 

 9,960 



802 



722 



3.743 



3,369 



2, 004 



5.133 



4,331 



21,488 



1, 122 



1, 090 



1.765 



2, 606 



11,398 

 2, 810 



1,470 



11,660 



320 



8,754 



10, 893 



None. 



1,938 



1,764 



6,73s 



2, 967 



2,049 



5,453 

 1,684 



1,524 



8, 260 



10, 988 



10, 824 



3.047 



301 



962 



1,042 



8, 100 



1, 604 

 4,009 

 1.203 



10, 986 



2, 726 

 642 



15,756 



I, 042 



1,123 



386 



882 



802 



Mag- 



nesiiun 



(Mg). 



3,154 

 978 

 961 



6,220 



4,135 

 1,083 



13.276 



699 



219 



Trace. 



335 



358 



205 



8,247 



4,736 



3.215 



716 



419 



^ 524 



Trace. 



1,049 



^ ^73 



Trace. 



1,464 



752 



495 



7,241 



Trace. 



978 



2,796 



J' 552 



Trace. 



Do. 



786 

 Trace. 



716 



349 

 1,136 



718 



437 

 961 



974 



2,788 



I. 031 



29, 188 



I, 066 



^ 585 

 Trace. 



Do. 



Do. 

 II, 184 

 908 



577 



629 



1,695 



2,156 



Carbonic 

 acid 

 (CO3). 



480 

 240 



I, 280 

 800 

 300 

 680 

 320 

 666 

 667 



1,440 

 383 

 240 



533 

 640 

 760 

 560 



1, 000 

 1,560 



960 



533 

 760 

 466 

 700 

 300 

 1,280 



367 

 200 



433 

 500 

 720 

 780 

 560 

 200 

 600 

 600 

 760 

 260 

 300 

 280 

 540 

 566 

 360 

 1,080 

 1,080 



1.594 

 None. 



1,080 

 560 

 640 



2, 120 



1,600 

 440 

 840 



2, 040 

 1,920 



840 



728 



Sulphuric 

 acid 

 (SO3) 



46, 408 

 1,342 

 6,321 



lOT, 400 

 42, 800 



44, 904 

 25, 016 

 44, no 



7,530 

 20, 080 

 28, 580 

 15,669 

 II, 180 

 42, 800 

 44,216 

 74, 536 

 22,154 



2,304 



571 



12, 840 



63. 967 

 17, 120 



1.936 

 26, 504 



6,748 

 31,650 

 61,960 



9,742 

 12,896 

 103, 360 

 37, 600 

 II, 728 

 16, 874 

 27, 032 

 39. 768 



2.370 

 21, 428 

 26, 992 

 21, 104 



8,876 



3,512 



2,338 



1,876 

 33.912 



2,864 

 256, 400 



1,251 



47, 472 

 22,976 

 28,440 



184, 720 



12,472 



790 



1,284 



2,238 



30,320 



28, 159 



Chlorin 

 (CI). 



567 

 302 



^2,556 



Trace. 



Do. 



425 

 213 



7,562 



2,009 



709 



235 

 None. 



236 

 None. 



284 

 Trace. 



284 



284 

 Trace. 

 Do. 



284 



118 

 Trace. 



567 

 284 

 Trace. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 Do. 

 284 

 Trace. 



213 

 Trace. 

 284 

 284 

 284 

 Trace. 

 Do. 



J' ^59 

 Trace. 

 Do. 

 425 

 Trace. 

 Do, 

 None. 

 425 

 567 

 142 

 16, 872 

 Trace. 

 None. 

 Do. 

 426 

 Trace. 



675 



