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West Swale Quarry

Past Producer in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodity Stone, Dimension
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Land status
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011024
MRDS ID D005180
Record type Site
Current site name West Swale Quarry
Related records 10300465

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.57828, 37.97858 (WGS84)
Elevation 2463
Relative position 12000 FT. WSW OF WATERCRESS SPRING

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Little Creek Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Panguitch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Escalante Desert(hydrologic unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)

Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Dixie National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 032S 006W 31 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISION SE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Volcanic Ash
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.57828, 37.97858
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hurricane Fault System
Type of structure Local
Structure description Blue Ribbon Lineament

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 18.29M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 18.29M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Land status

Ownership category Private

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.023HA
    Overall length 30M
    Overall width 9.14M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE GREEN ROCK IS EXPOSED AROUND THE PERIMETER OF UPPER AND LOWER BEAR VALLEY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    WILBERG, D.E., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

  • Production

    WILBERG, D.E., 1979

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit SEVERAL THIN BEDDED, TRUNCATED BEDDING PLANES (LESS THAN 2")

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1979 Wilberg, Dale E. Bureau of Land Management

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