| Deposit ID | 10012067 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007429 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ut. Dept Hwys Gravel Pits 23104 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.28806, 40.69632 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1295 |
| Relative position | 9,700 FT SOUTH OF KNOLLS UT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Knolls(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Bonneville Salt Flats(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 | 001S | 013W | 26 | SW OF SE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Result | SIEVE ANALYSIS: BEFORE CRUSHING, 10% G.T. 3", 43% G.T. 1"/PERCENT PASSING AFTER CRUSHING TO 1" MAX: 1" = 100%, 1/2" = 64%, NO. 4 = 38%, NO. 8 = 32%, NO 50 = 21%, NO. 200 = 9.7% LIQUID LIMIT = 21.9 SWELL = .004 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.28806, 40.69632 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| General form | LINEAR/WEDGE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Great Salt Lake Desert |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Public Domain |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.214HA |
| Overall length | 115M |
| Overall width | 118.87M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007429 |
SRC.REF: UT. DEPT. HWYS MATERIALS INVENTORY TOOELE CO. 1966
UT. DEPT. OF HWYS, 1966; MATER, RESEARCH DIVISION: MATERIALS INVENTORY TOOELE CO
1966 DIREXPL UT. STATE HWY. DEP
TAFF, D.E., 1980 UGMS ON-SITE INVEST.
TAFF, D.E. 1980, UGMS ON SITE INVESTIGATION
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | QUARTZITE COBBLES, UP TO 1 FT, AND PEBBLES, SUB ANGULAR TO SUBROUNDED W/FREQUENT CACO3 COATINGS; CARBONATE COBBLES, 6 IN, AND PEBBLES MAKE UP ABOUT 30% OF GRAVEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1980 | Taff, David E. | Bureau of Land Management |
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