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Carmel Gypsum

Occurrence in Emery county in Utah, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078229
MRDS ID W026448
Record type Site
Current site name Carmel Gypsum
Related records 10178554

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.86019, 39.11858 (WGS84)
Elevation 1646
Relative position 17,300 FT N67W OF WEDGE POND NO. 2

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Emery(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Sids Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Huntington(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Price(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Rafael(hydrologic unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Emery

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 019S 010E 31 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SE OF NE OF SW, 31 LOCATION IS TO REPRESENTATIVE POINT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Carmel Formation
    Rock description Carmel Formation
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Jurassic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.86019, 39.11858
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Rafael Swell

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 0.91M
    Depth to bottom 1.83M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name San Rafael Swell Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    LUPTON, C. T., 1913 , GYPSUM ALONG THE WEST FLANK OF THE SAN RAFAEL SWELL, UTAH: USGS BULL. 530 , P. 121 - 231

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT IS COVERED IN MANY PLACES AND IS PRESENT AT SURFACE IN THE FORM OF "FLOAT".

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1977 Mc Carthy, Blair M. Bureau of Land Management
Updater 01-JUL-1985 Tripp, Bryce T. U.S. Geological Survey

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