| Deposit ID | 10088686 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058114 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clinton Clay Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.95662, 40.39911 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Relative position | 8950 FEET S 52 E OF CEDAR POINT |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jordan Narrows(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
Military Reservation(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005S | 001W | 09 | SE OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fire Clay (Refractory) | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Illite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Pyrophyllite | Ore |
| Quartz | Ore |
| Result | VARIES FROM CONE 17 TO 20 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Manning Canyon Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Manning Canyon Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.95662, 40.39911 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 75 E |
| Dip | VERTICAL |
| Length | 1524M |
| Width | 30.48M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Clinton Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Military Reservation |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Interpace Corp. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 3.286HA |
| Overall length | 1524M |
| Overall width | 22.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058114 |
VAN SANT, JOEL N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFO. CIRC. 8213.
HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 55.
TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
PITCHER, G.G., 1957, THE GEOLOGY OF THE JORDAN NARROWS QUAD.: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY M.S. THESIS.
HENDERSON, G.V., 1968, PYROPHYLLITE-BEARING CLAY IN CLINTON DEPOSIT, UTAH CO., UTAH: UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES 23, 28 P.
PITCHER, G.G., 1957, P. 33. AND HENDERSON, G.V., 1968.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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