13. What type of faults in the next diagram are the \"Henrys Fork\" and \"Uinta\

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13. What type of faults in the next diagram are the "Henrys Fork" and "Uinta" Faults? a. Thrust b. Reverse c. Normal d. Strike-slip North bend in section South Wyoming Utah Bear Mountain Elevation (feet) 9.000 7,000 -5,000 3,000 Elevation (feet) Red Canyon Flaming Gorge Reservoir Flaming Gorge Reservoir 9,000 7.000 5,000 Uinta fault Jsec Henrys Fork Ttu Tgwt Yu 3,000 Tw 1,000 Tfu Kbfm Kmv vertical exaggeration is approximately 4X horizontal scale is approximately the same as the map (figure 3) approximately 45 miles 14. Which Orogeny were these faults (in question 13) formed in'? a. Laramide b. Taconic c. Andean d. Sevier e. Antler

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13) b. Reverse

It looks like thrust faults with a higher angle and hence can be concluded as the reverse faults.

14) a. Laramide

Uinta mountains were deposited during the breakup of the supercontinent Rodinia in Laramide Orogeny.

15) e. Stratigraphic and fault traps

As the figure indicates, Jonah oilfield is a stratigraphic fault, bounded by wrench faults.

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