| Deposit ID | 10010356 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D003968 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mill Creek Red Narrows Deposit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.39217, 38.52053 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sevier(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Trail Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fishlake National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Sevier |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 004W | 026S | 30 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.39217, 38.52053 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gold Mountain District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D003968 |
CALLAGHAN, EUGENE, 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MIN SURVEY BULL. 102 .
VAN SANT, J. N., 1964 , US BUREAU OF MINES INF. CIRC 8213 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INTERSTATE BRICK, THE OWNER OF THE DEPOSIT, USES ALMOST 30,000 TONS PER YEAR IN ADDITION TO MOLD WASH SALES, BUT IT IS NOT KNOWN PRECISELY HOW MUCH OF THIS COMES FROM THE MILL CREEK DEPOSIT. THE CLAY IS MIXED WITH OTHER CLAYS FOR BEST USE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1978 | Steven, T. A. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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