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Smith Clay Deposit

Occurrence in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Clay
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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. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012760
MRDS ID D008653
Record type Site
Current site name Smith Clay Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.71384, 40.36661 (WGS84)
Elevation 1487
Relative position 7200 FT N 80 E OF PLEASANT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orem(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 005S 002E 22 NW OF SW OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • UNFIRED COLOR: GREEN-GRAY TO BLACK, CONE 04:PALE RED-BROWN, CONE 6 GRAYISH BROWN

Analytical data

Result CONE 04: LINEAR SHRINKAGE:3.3 PERCENT, POROSITY: 23.4, BLOATING: NONE, CONE 6: LINEAR SHRINKAGE 3.3 PERCENT, POROSITY: 15.7, BLOATING: MUCH

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Long Trail Shale Member Of Great Blue
    Rock description Long Trail Shale Mbr. Of Great Blue
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.71384, 40.36661
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wasatch Fault

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discoverer Carl D. Smith

Mining district

District name Pleasant Grove Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the workings information

  • HYATT MENTIONS SEVERAL SMALL EXPLORATORY PITS BUT A SUBDIVISION HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE GROUND WHERE THE PITS ONCE WERE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL 55

  • Deposit

    VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM IC-8213

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1981 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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