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Curtis Formation Jasper Nodule Locality

Occurrence in Wayne county in Utah, United States with commodity Gemstone
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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. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10015568
MRDS ID DB01552
Record type Site
Current site name Curtis Formation Jasper Nodule Locality

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.9738, 38.44276 (WGS84)
Elevation 1536
Relative position 3.3 MILES WEST OF FACTORY BUTTE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wayne(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Factory Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Hanksville(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Muddy(hydrologic unit)

Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)

Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(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 Wayne

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 027S 009E 19,20,30 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISION: NW 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SE 1/4 , SEC. 19 .

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gemstone Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Agate Ore
Jasper Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Rock unit name Curtis Formation
    Rock description Curtis Formation
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.9738, 38.44276
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Caineville Reef

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Strike N 19 DEG E
    Dip 10 DEG SE
    Thickness 6.1M
    Width 45.72M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Caineville Reef Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • SUFFICIENT MATERIAL TO BE CONSIDERED A COLLECTING LOCALITY. MATERIAL GOOD FOR CUTTING AND POLISHING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    TRIMBLE, LARRY M., 1978 .

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NODULES AND PIECES SCATTERED ON SURFACE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Trimble, Larry M. Bureau of Land Management

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Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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