| Deposit ID | 10021327 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15652 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | W.H. Prince and Sons Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.98023, 40.20411 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Relative position | 3,600 FT N55W OF SOLDIERS PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Soldiers Pass(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)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 007S | 001W | 17 | SW OF SE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Aggregate, Light Weight | Primary |
| Clay | Tertiary |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halloysite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Limestone | Ore |
| Montmorillonite | Ore |
| Quartzite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.98023, 40.20411 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lake Mountain Syncline |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1945 |
| District name | Soldiers Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | W. H. Prince And Sons Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.184HA |
| Overall length | 53.34M |
| Overall width | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15652 |
CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH CO., UT.: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, P. 28
BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF LAKE MOUNTAIN, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 41, 46P.
TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1948, P. 28.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | PRODUCTION OF LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE FROM LATITE BRECCIA, OVER LAIN BY LATITE TUFF FLOWS (ALTERED TO CLAY) AND TRAVERTINE, UNCONFORMABLY OVER LAIN BY QUATERNARY GRAVEL |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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