| Deposit ID | 10012684 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008505 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wells Canyon Se Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.17024, 40.26633 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 7000 FT S. 62 E. FROM SUNSHINE TOWNSHIP |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mercur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(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 | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 003W | 27 | SE OF NE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Montmorillonite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Manning Canyon Shale | ||
| Rock description | Manning Canyon Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.17024, 40.26633 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fractures And Fissures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | E |
| Dip | 20N |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 20N |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mercur District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008505 |
VAN SANT, JOEL, N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.BUR. OF MINES INF. CIRC.8213.
BISSELL, H.J.,ET. AL., 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO.14, UT. GEOL. SOC.: U.G.M.S. BULL. 14, 262P.
HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. 55.
LARSEN, E.S., AND SHANNON, E. V., 1930, THE MINERALS OF THE PHOSPHATE NODULES FROM NEAR FAIRFIELD, UTAH: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 15, P. 307-337.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLAY SHALE IS GREENISH GRAY TO BLACK, PLASTIC, IRON-STAINED, KAOLIMITIC AND CARBONACEOUS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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