| Deposit ID | 10101764 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008829 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Birdseye Quarry |
| Alternate or previous names | Golden Travis Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.52244, 39.92245 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2231 |
| Relative position | 7150 FT S84E OF BI RDSEYE, UTAH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Birdseye(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Nephi(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Price(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Spanish Fork(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Manti-La Sal National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 004E | 30 | S2 OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Stone, Dimension | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Limestone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Flagstaff Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Flagstaff Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.52244, 39.92245 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N11W |
| Dip | 20W |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Thistle Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.213HA |
| Overall length | 82.3M |
| Overall width | 27.43M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008829 |
DIXON, H.B., 1938, THE BUILDING AND MONUMENTAL STONES OF THE STATE OF UTAH: M.S. THESIS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, 1964, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UGMS BULL 73.
HARRIS, H.D., 1953, GEOLOGY OF THE BIRDSEYE AREA, THISTLE CREEK CANYON, UTAH: M.S. THESIS BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
DISON, H.B., 1938.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | STONE IS MEDIUM GREYISH-BROWN PISOLITIC AND ONCOLITIC LIMESTONE UNDERLAIN BY A WHITE CALCAREOUS CLAYSTONE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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