| Deposit ID | 10012019 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007329 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ut. Dept. of Hwys Pit No 23143 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.76359, 40.08438 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1475 |
| Relative position | 9,000 FT N 18 E OF SIMPSON POINT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Simpson Springs(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 008S | 008W | 32 | NE OF NE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Result | SIEVE ANALYSIS BEFORE CRUSHING: 0% GT 3 IN, 20% GT 1 IN/PERCENT PASSING AFTER CRUSHING TO 1 IN MAX: 1 IN = 100%, 1/2 IN = 50%, NO 4 = 19%, NO 8 = 14%, NO 50 = 3%, NO 200 = 1.6%/LIQUID LIMIT = 37.0 SWELL = .011 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alluvium | ||||
| Rock description | Alluvium | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.76359, 40.08438 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range - Skull Valley |
| General form | LINEAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Depth to top | 1.52M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Erickson (Black Creek) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Utah State |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 4.36HA |
| Overall length | 97.54M |
| Overall width | 94.79M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007329 |
SRC.REF: 1966 UT STATE DEPT HWYS MATERIALS INVENTORY TOOELE CO.
UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, 1966, MATERIALS RESEARCH DIVISION: MATERIALS INVENTORY TOOELE CO.
TAFF, D.E., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
1966 DIREXPL UT STATE DEPT OF HIGHWAY
TAFF, D.E., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZ AND QUARTZITE 90%, BASALT 8%, DOLOMITE 2%, SMALL COBBLES 50%, PEBBLES 25%, SAND 25%, SUBANGULAR TO ROUNDED, MODERATE TO POOR SORTING, SILT MATRIX 10 - 40%, CACO3 COATINGS ON 70% OF GRAVEL SIZE MATERIAL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Taff, David E. | Bureau of Land Management |
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