| Deposit ID | 10087317 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006252 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | South Manila Shale Deposit Pits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -109.71267, 40.95801 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1951 |
| Relative position | 2 MILES S OF MANILA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Daggett(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Manila(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Dutch John(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Vernal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Green-Flaming Gorge Reservoir(hydrologic unit)
Upper Green(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Daggett |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003N | 020E | 31 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Mowry Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Mowry Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Morrison Formation |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta Uplift |
| General form | TABULAR-BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | N77E |
| Dip | 18N |
| Thickness | 1.22M |
| Length | 8046.5M |
| Width | 36.58M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Manila Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.134HA |
| Overall length | 55M |
| Overall width | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006252 |
RITZMA, H.R., 1959, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, DAGGETT CO. UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL 66 116 P
HANSEN, W.R., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE FLAMING GORGE AREA, UTAH-COLO.-WYO; USGS PROF. PAPER 490 196 PP.
1965 GEOLMAP W.R. HANSEN, PROF. PAPER 49
DOELLING, H.H., 1980, UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SUR.
DOELLING, H.H., 1980, GEOLOGIST UT. GEOL. AND MINER. SURVEY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ABOUT 23 FT. BELOW TOP OF MOWRY SHALE. ANOTHER 2 1/2-FOOT BENTONITE BED 3 1/2 FT BELOW TOP WAS NOTED IN NE 27-3N-22E; BENTONITE BEDS HAVE NOT BEEN CHECKED FOR CONTINUITY |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1980 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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