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Unknown Prospects

Occurrence 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. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10011536
MRDS ID D006517
Record type Site
Current site name Unknown Prospects

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.57383, 39.85356 (WGS84)
Elevation 1957
Relative position 12000 FT E OF PARLEY'S SUMMIT

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Spencer Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Nephi(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Price(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Spanish Fork(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Summit

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 001S 003E 11 Utah

Comments on the location information

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

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Stone, Dimension Primary

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) -111.57383, 39.85356
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wasatch Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N85E
    Dip 65S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Park City District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION, JUST SMALL TEST PITS

Comments on the workings information

  • SEVEN SMALL PITS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

  • Production

    TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ONSITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.

  • Reserve-Resource

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

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NUGGET SANDSTONE, FLAGGY TO THICK BEDDED USED FOR DIMENSION STONE ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV

Reporter information

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

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