| Deposit ID | 10012756 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008625 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ut Dept of Hwys Gravel Pit No 18100 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.17052, 40.71883 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1329 |
| Relative position | 2000 FT N 86 W OF WATER TANKS IN SECTION 22 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Farnsworth Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 001S | 003W | 22 | SW OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Quartzite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Ore |
| Result | SIEVE ANALYSIS, PERCENT PASSING (AFTER CRUSHING TO 1 IN MAX) 1 IN=100 |
|---|---|
| Result | 3/4 IN= 90.8 |
| Result | 1/2 IN = 67.7 |
| Result | NO. 4= 26.1 |
| Result | NO. 10= 16.0 |
| Result | NO. 200= 1.8 FROM UTAH STATE DEPT. HYWS, 1964, MATERIALS INVENTORY, SALT LAKE CO. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -112.17052, 40.71883 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Depth to bottom | 2.74M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Garfield Smelter Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Copper Corp. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.01HA |
| Overall length | 230M |
| Overall width | 68.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008625 |
UT. DEPT OF HYWS., 1964, MATERIALS INVENTORY, SALT LAKE COUNTY
SOMMER, S. N., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
SOMMER, S. N., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
UTAH -DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, 19648 P. 14
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | POOR SORTED, SUBROUNDED, EQUANT COBBLES 20 PERCENT CLASTS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Sommer, Steven N. (Tripp, Bryce T.) | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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