| Deposit ID | 10041878 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057904 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Murray Refractory Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.49887, 40.46272 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1743 |
| Relative position | 12300 FT W OF SOUTH MTN. PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
South Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 004S | 006W | 23 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.49887, 40.46272 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Fault |
| General form | BEDDED |
|---|---|
| Strike | N9E |
| Dip | 69 W |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1958 |
| District name | South Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Murray Refractory |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.173HA |
| Overall length | 91.44M |
| Overall width | 20.12M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M057904 |
TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY.
DOELLING, H.H., 1976, AMATRICE HILL VARISITE DEPOSIT, TOOELE CO., UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGY, VOL. 3, NO. 1.
RIGBY, J.K., (ED), 1958, GEOL. OF THE STANSBURY MOUNTAINS, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 13, P. 128-129
TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LARGE STOCK PILE OF CRUSHED MATERIAL ON PROPERTY, VERY PURE WHITE, MEDIUM GRAINED QUARTZITE WITH SLIGHT IRON STAINING ALONG FRACTURES ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Bureau of Land Management |
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