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Shurtz Canyon Gypsum

Occurrence in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011332
MRDS ID D005970
Record type Site
Current site name Shurtz Canyon Gypsum

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.05635, 37.58665 (WGS84)
Elevation 2329
Relative position 4100 FT SE OF SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cedar Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cedar City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 037S 011W 14 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS A REPRESENTATIVE POINT FOR A LARGER DEPOSIT CORRESPONDING TO THE OUTCROP OF THE GYPSIFEROUS CARMEL FM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Carmel Formation, Gypsiferous Unit
    Rock description Carmel Formation, Gypsiferous Unit
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Evaporite

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.05635, 37.58665
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Hurricane Fault Zone

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR/BLANKET

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shallow Sedimentary Basin

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • THE DEPOSIT OUTCROPPING AT THIS LOCATION HAS NEVER BEEN MINED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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