| Deposit ID | 10094734 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00680 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Waterpocket Fold |
| Related records | 10179200 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.01713, 37.8511 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1573 |
| Relative position | ALONG WATERPOCKET FOLD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wagon Box Mesa(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Escalante(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Upper Lake Powell(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Capitol Reef National Park(National Park)
National Park NPS(Type of land area)
NPS(Federal land areas administered by NPS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 034S | 008E | 15 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Anhydrite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Carmel Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Carmel Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.01713, 37.8511 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Waterpocket Fold Monocline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 8.53M |
| Length | 19311.6M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Waterpocket Fold |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Park |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00680 |
DOELLING, H. H., 1972 , HENRY MOUNTAINS COAL FIELD, IN EASTERN AND NORTHERN UTAH COAL FIELDS: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY MONO. 2 , P. 97 - 190 .
DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 107 .
1931 RECON GREGORY AND MOORE PROF. PAPER 164
1975 RECON UGMS BULL. 107 , P. 146 - 149 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MANY BEDS, WHICH THICKEN TO NORTH 3 - 28 FT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1978 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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