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Wadley Pit

Producer in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Brick Clay
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087700
MRDS ID D008668
Record type Site
Current site name Wadley Pit
Related records 10203757

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.73273, 40.39355 (WGS84)
Elevation 1609
Relative position 7900 FT S 42 W FROM THE SUMMIT OF MAHOGANY MOUNTAIN

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Timpanogos Cave(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)

Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 005S 002E 09 SW OF SW OF SW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1973)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Brick Clay Primary

Analytical data

Result CLAY HAS MAXIMUM LINEAR SHRINKAGE WHEN SLOW FIRED BETWEEN 1,800 AND 2,100 F.
Result CLAY BLOATED AT 2,200 TO 2,300 F.
Result SUITABLE FOR LIGHT COLORED BRICK WHEN FIRED BETWEEN 1700 AND 1900 F

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Long Trail Shale Member Of The Great Blue Limestone
    Rock description Long Trail Shale Mbr. Of The Great Blue Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.73273, 40.39355
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Faults, Wasatch Fault Zone

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Pleasant Grove Area

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 3.763HA
    Overall length 300M
    Overall width 137.16M

Comments on the workings information

  • PIT IS UP TO 80 FT DEEP WITH 10 FT OF OVERBURDEN

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    VAN SANT, J. N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM INFO. CIRCULAR 8213, P. 52-53.

  • Deposit

    HYATT, E.P., CLAYS OF UTAH CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 55, P. 48-49.

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit CLAY IS FINE-GRAINED AND UNCTUOUS, BEDDING PLANES WEAKLY DEVELOPED. VEINLETS AND INCLUSIONS OF CALCITE AND GYPSUM

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1981 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

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