| Deposit ID | 10042330 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058935 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Redmond Clay and Salt-Bentonite Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.8716, 39.05913 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1579 |
| Relative position | 10,300 FT S 68 W OF OLSEN SLOUGH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sanpete(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Redmond(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Manti(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Price(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM Administrative Area(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Sanpete |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 020S | 001W | 24 | SW OF NW OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Ore |
| Result | TUFFACEOUS CLAY: TOTAL COMBINED DRY AND FIRED LINEAR SHRINKAGE=35% |
|---|---|
| Result | BLOATED AT 2,200 DEGREE F AND FUSED TO SLAG AT 2,300 DEGREES F |
| Result | IT HAS A SHORT BLOATING RANGE. DENSE CLAY: WHEN FIRED FROM 2,100 TO 2,300 F LITTLE OR NO ABSORPTION |
| Result | FIRED LINEAR SHRINKAGE RANGED FROM 17 TO 19%. |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Twelvemile Canyon Member Of The Arapien Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Twelvemile Canyon Member Of The Arapien Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.8716, 39.05913 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gunnison Plateau Syncline, Sanpete-Sevier Valley Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Redmond Hills Anticline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N |
| Dip | 15-20E |
| Thickness | 15.24M |
| Length | 4827.9M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Redmond Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Redmond Clay And Salt Co. |
| Home office | 370 S. 150 E., Redmond, Ut 84652 (Bosshardt Family) |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058935 |
VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM IC-8213, P. 93-96.
UGMS, USGS, 1964, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UGMS BULL. 73, P. 157-161.
PRATT, A.R. AND CALLAHAN, E., 1970, LAND AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SANPETE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 85, P. 50-53.
WITKIND, I.J., 1981, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE REDMOND QUADRANGLE, SANPETE AND SEVIER COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS MAP I-1304-A.
BOSSHARDT, N., 1985, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION.
TRIPP, B., 1985, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | A SERIES OF INTERBEDDED SANDSTONES AND CLAYS ARE SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET THICK, A PART OF THE SECTION THAT IS PREDOMINANTLY CLAY IS AT LEAST 50 FT. THICK |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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