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Quarry Mt. East Quarries

Past Producer in Summit 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. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011497
MRDS ID D006411
Record type Site
Current site name Quarry Mt. East Quarries

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.51911, 40.68133 (WGS84)
Elevation 2134
Relative position 12800 FT NE OF IRON MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Summit(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Park City West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Weber(hydrologic unit)

Weber(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Summit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 001S;002S 004E;004E 32,33;04,05 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS NW 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4 SECTION 5

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • FLAGGY TO MASSIVE BEDDING

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Nugget Sandstone
    Rock description Nugget Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.51911, 40.68133
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Thrust Belt

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Strike N27E
    Dip 30E
    Thickness 304.8M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Park City

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • SIZE OF QUARRIES IN FEET: A-180X150X75 HIGH, B-320X150X30 HIGH, C-240X200X70 DEEP, D-150X90X45 DEEP, E-225X90X35 DEEP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.

  • Deposit

    CRITTENDEN, M.D., ET.AL., 1966, GEOL. MAP OF THE PARK CITY WEST QUAD.: U.S.G.S. GQ-535.

  • Deposit

    1966 GEOLMAP CRITTENDEN, CALKINS AND SHARP GQ-53

  • Production

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVEST.: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1980 Tripp, Bryce T. Bureau of Land Management

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