| Deposit ID | 10042122 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058415 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 23097 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.28608, 40.32577 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1719 |
| Relative position | 5600 FT N 34 W OF WEST MERCUR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Ophir(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)
Federal lands
BLM Administrative Area(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 004W | 03 | SE OF NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | SIEVE ANALYSIS BEFORE CRUSHING: 0 PERCENT OVER 3 INCHES, 14 PERCENT OVER 1 INCH. AFTER CRUSHING TO 1 INCH MAX (IN PERCENT PASSING): 1 IN - 100, .5 - 71, NO. 4 - 39, NO. 8 - 34, NO. 50 - 28, NO. 200 23.2. LIQUID LIMIT - 25. SWELL - .032. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.28608, 40.32577 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range Faulting |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | West Mercur Fault |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.52M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mercur District (West Dip Area) |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.418HA |
| Overall length | 100M |
| Overall width | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058415 |
UTAH STATE DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS, 1966, MATERIAL INVENTORY OF TOOELE CO.
KRUPICKA, D.C., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANGULAR CARBONATE FRAGMENTS OF PEBBLE AND COBBLE SIZE IN A HEAVY SILT MATRIX. FAIR TO POOR GRAVEL, MOSTLY BORROW MATERIAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1980 | Krupicka, Daniel C. (Tripp, Bryce T.) | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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