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Greeley Group

Occurrence in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodities Clay, Iron
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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. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012793
MRDS ID D008727
Record type Site
Current site name Greeley Group

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -112.06579, 40.04273 (WGS84)
Elevation 1676
Relative position 6700 FT. S 39 E OF ALLENS RANCH

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Allens Ranch(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 009S 002W 09 SW OF SE OF SE Utah

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION IS TO GREELEY SHAFT ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite
    Rock unit name Opohonga Ls;Madison Limestone Equivalents
    Rock description Opohonga Ls;Madison Limestone Equivalents
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -112.06579, 40.04273
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Greeley Fault

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Both
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name North Tintic District

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface/Underground
    Area 0.001HA
    Length 88.39M
    Overall length 2.44M
    Overall width 2.44M

Comments on the workings information

  • THE NORTH SHAFT IS THE GREELEY SHAFT WHICH HAS ABOUT 200 FT. OF WORKINGS IN BARREN DOLOMITE AND ALLUVIUM THE NORTH PROSPECT IS AN 8 FT DIAMETER SHALLOW PIT IN ALLUVIUM THE SOUTH PROSPECT IS A 30 FT ADIT FOLLOWING A SHEAR ZONE IN DOLOMITE WITH SOME IRON AND CLAY REPLACEMENT. THE ZONE IS THREE FEET WIDE AND TRENDS N 30 W, VERTICAL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS

  • Deposit

    PROTOR P.D., 1956, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ALLENS RANCH QUAD., UTAH: USGS MAP MF-45.

  • Deposit

    RIGBY, J.K., 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE SELMA HILLS, UTAH CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 45

Reporter information

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

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