| Deposit ID | 10015607 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB01641 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Crater Island Nw Brines |
| Related records | 10227300 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.88142, 41.14992 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1296 |
| Relative position | 30 MILES NORTHEAST OF WENDOVER. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Box Elder(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Crater Island NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newfoundland Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Brigham City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Box Elder |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005N | 018W | 15 | SW OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bromine | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brine | Ore |
| Result | AVERAGE DISSOLVED SOLID CONTENT |
|---|---|
| Result | CL = 192000 PPM |
| Result | K = 10,600 PPM |
| Result | MG = 6,300 PPM |
| Result | SO4 = 5,200 PPM |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt |
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -113.88142, 41.14992 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Great Salt Lake Desert |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB01641 |
SRC.REF: NOLAN, 1927
NOLAN, T. B., 1927, POTASH BRINES IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT, UTAH: USGS BULL. 795, P. 25 - 41.
STEPHENS, J. C., 1974, HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTH GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT: UDNR, DOWR, TECHNICAL PUBL. 42.
DOELLING, H. H., (), GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL.
NOLAN & STEPHENS (1974)
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | UNDERLIES SMALL PORTION OF THE QUADRANGLE, SEVERAL HORIZONS OF BRINE TO BE EXPECTED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1979 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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