| Deposit ID | 10087540 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007744 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Plug Peak Nw Section of Beach Sands |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.48609, 40.88132 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | 1200 FT SE OF PASS CYN SPRING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Plug Peak NW(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002N | 006W | SE OF NE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aragonite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Ore |
| Result | 90.7 PERCENT ARAGONITE AND 3.2 PERCENT DOLOMITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Great Salt Lake Beach Sand | ||||
| Rock description | Great Salt Lake Beach Sand | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.48609, 40.88132 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Stansbury Fm. |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Government |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007744 |
MORRIS, H.T., 1964. LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR. BULL. 73.
TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.
TRIPP, B.T., 1980. ON SITE INVEST.: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Bureau of Land Management |
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