Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Gravel Pit No. 25038

Past Producer in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Ownership information
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012780
MRDS ID D008692
Record type Site
Current site name Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Gravel Pit No. 25038

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.613, 40.19328 (WGS84)
Elevation 1402
Relative position 3800 FT. N 14 W OF U.S. FISH HATCHERY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Springville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Spanish Fork(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 007S 003E 21 SW OF NE OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1977)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Clay Ore
Sand Ore

Analytical data

Result SLEVE ANALYSIS IN PERCENT: .5 IN., 65.4
Result NO. 4,34.7
Result NO. 10,23.2
Result NO. 40, N.1
Result NO. 200, 2.7

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
  • 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

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.613, 40.19328

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wasatch Fault Zone
Type of structure Local
Structure description Lake Terrace

Ore body information

  • General form BLANKET
    Thickness 7.62M
    Depth to bottom 7.62M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Mountain Flank

Comments on the geologic information

  • MAJOR.UNITS: 0

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Provo Area

Land status

Ownership category County

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Utah Co.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 1.675HA
    Overall length 182.88M
    Overall width 114.6M

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    UTAH STATE DEPT. OF HWYS., 1967, MATERIALS INVENTORY, UTAH COUNTY

  • Deposit

    THORPE, K.H., 1981, ON SITE IONVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    BAKER, A., A., 1973, GEOLOGY OF THE SPRINGVILLE QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-1103

  • Production

    THORPE, K.H., 1981

  • Reserve-Resource

    UTAH STATE DEPT. HWYS., 1967

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit QUARTZ SAND WITH SILT AND SOME CLASTS. CLASTS ARE QUARTZITE AND LIMESTONE, AND AVERAGE 2.5 CM. IN SIZE, SOME CLAY PRESENT

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1981 Thorpe, Kelly H. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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