| Deposit ID | 10088667 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058065 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Canyon North Pits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.97246, 40.18355 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1634 |
| Relative position | 7,400 FT N 22 W OF WHITE KNOLL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Soldiers Pass(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
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 007S | 001W | 29 | NW OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Salt Lake Group | ||||
| Rock description | Salt Lake Group | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -111.97246, 40.18355 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lake Mountain Syncline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Soldiers Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.11HA |
| Overall length | 192.02M |
| Overall width | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058065 |
BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH: UGMS BULL 41, 46 P.
CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A. M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH CO., UTAH: DEPT OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIR. NO 35, 33 P.
TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 10 FT. THICK CLAYSTONE OVERLAIN BY TRAVERTINE-LIKE LACUSTRINE LIMESTONE, OVERLAIN BY OLIVINE BASALT |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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