| Deposit ID | 10108905 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15646 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Powell Pit |
| Alternate or previous names | Interstate Pits 1 and 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.92968, 40.32883 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1487 |
| Relative position | 6,800 FT S70W OF MURDOCK PUMPING STATION |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Saratoga Springs(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 | 006S | 001W | 03 | NW OF SE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Brick Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorite | Ore |
| Illite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Pyrophyllite | Ore |
| Result | CLAY P.C.E. RANGES FROM 15 TO 31 BUT AVERAGES 16 TO 17 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Manning Canyon Shale |
| Rock description | Manning Canyon Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -111.92968, 40.32883 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lake Mountain Syncline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N37W |
| Dip | 30W |
| Thickness | 6.1M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Saratoga Springs Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Interstate Brick Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 7.745HA |
| Overall length | 1347.22M |
| Overall width | 60.96M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15646 |
HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH CO., UT.: UGMS BULL. 55, P. 15-27.
VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM IC-8213, P. 54-57.
HENDERSON, G.V., 1971, THE ORIGIN OF PYROPHYLLITE-RECTORITE IN SHALES OF NORTH CENTRAL UTAH: UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES 34, 46P.
TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH CO., UTAH: UTAH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIRCULAR NO. 35, 33P.
BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF LAKE MOUNTAIN, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 41, 46P.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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