| Deposit ID | 10055165 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00200 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Lake Bonneville Sediments |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.78973, 39.8805 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1561 |
| Relative position | 17,200 FT N82W OF INDIAN SQUAW ROCK, T11S, R18W, SEC. 8 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goshute Canyon(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(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 | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 011S | 017W | 08 | SW OF NE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Thorium | Primary |
| Zirconium Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| REE Critical | Primary |
| Titanium, Metal Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Monazite | Ore |
| Sphene | Ore |
| Zircon | Ore |
| Result | ANALYSIS YEILDED U 168 PPM |
|---|---|
| Result | TH 642 PPM |
| Result | TI 0.75% |
| Result | ZR 560 PPM |
| Result | LA 980 PPM |
| Result | Y 120 PPM |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||
| |||
| (1) | -113.78973, 39.8805 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range Faults |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Tilted Fault Block Dipping 20 To 45 Deg W. And Faults Trending N To Nw & W To Nw |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1979 |
| Discoverer | R.A. Cadigan, U.S. Geological Survey |
| District name | Willow Springs Distric |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00200 |
CADIGAN, R.A., NASH, J.T., ZECH, R.S., WALLACE, R.A., HILLS, F.A., AND ROBINSON, K., EVALUATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR URANIUM AND OTHER MINERAL RESOURCES IN THE DEEP CREEK MONTAINS WITHDRAWAL AREA, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 79-1304, 74P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | LOW-GRADE OCCURRENCE OF HEABY MINERALS IN LARGE VOLUME -- PLEISTOCENE WAVE DEPOSITED TRERACES THAT EXTEND SOUTHWARD INTO THE INDIAN FARM CREEK QUADRANGLE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1987 | Blackett, Robert, E. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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