| Deposit ID | 10011099 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D005322 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gunnison Island Sw Brine |
| Related records | 10300421 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.00055, 41.2502 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | 700 FT. NE FROM THE SW CORNER OF THE QUADRANGLE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Box Elder(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Hogup Ridge North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newfoundland Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Brigham City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Box Elder |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bromine | Tertiary |
| Result | AVERAGE DISSOLVED SOLID CONTENT |
|---|---|
| Result | CL = 192,000 PPM |
| Result | K = 10,600 PPM |
| Result | MG = 6,300 PPM |
| Result | SO4 = 5,200 PPM |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt |
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -113.00055, 41.2502 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Great Salt Lake Desert |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D005322 |
SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1927
NOLAN, T.B., 1927, POTASH BRINES IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT, UTAH: USGS BULLETIN 795, P. 25-44.
STEPHENS, J.C., 1974, HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTH GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT: UTAH DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIV. OF WATER RIGHTS, TECH. PUBL. 42.
DOELLING, H.H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.
1927 RECON NOLAN; BULL. 79
NOLAN, 1927 AND STEPHENS, 1974
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | UNDERLIES ELEVATIONS THAT ARE ABOVE THAT LAKE LEVEL, SEVERAL HORIZONS OF BRINE TO BE EXPECTED |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1979 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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