| Deposit ID | 10042024 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058169 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Wiley Canyon South Clay Pits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.96579, 40.253 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1682 |
| Relative position | 13,550 FT S 56 W OF VABM 7550 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saratoga Springs(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
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 | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 001W | 33 | NW OF NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Brick Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorite | Ore |
| Illite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Pyrophyllite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Manning Canyon Shale |
| Rock description | Manning Canyon Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | Pinyon Peak Limestone and Victoria Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lake Mountain Syncline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 20 E |
| Dip | 70 E |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Lake Mountain Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.01HA |
| Overall length | 29.87M |
| Overall width | 3.66M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058169 |
HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH CO., UT.: UGMS BULL. 55, P. 15-27.
VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, REFRACTORY-CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM IC-8213, P. 54-57
HENDERSON, G.V., 1971, THE ORIGIN OF PYROPHYLLITE-RECTORITE IN SHALES OF NORTH CENTRAL UTAH: UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES 34, 46 P.
TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH CO., UTAH: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIRCULAR NO. 35, 33 P.
BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF LAKE MOUNTAIN, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 41, 46 P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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