| Deposit ID | 10012049 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007394 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sand and Gravel Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -114.04003, 40.74353 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1353 |
| Relative position | 1600 FT NE OF RADIO TOWER IN NEVADA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Wendover(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wendover(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Elko(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 001S | 019W | 18 | NW OF SE NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Result | PEBBLES AVERAGE 1-2 IN. IN DIAMETER WITH MANY AT 2 IN. AND GREATER |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -114.04003, 40.74353 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Leppy Hills Pediment |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 7.62M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Leppy Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Jay Vinson |
| Home office | Wendover, Ut |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 9.813HA |
| Overall length | 487.68M |
| Overall width | 213.36M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007394 |
SRC.REF: MESSENGER, H.H., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVE
MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SOME EXTENSIVE CUTS ARE PRESENT IN THE AREA; SAND AND GRAVEL HAS BEEN REMOVED IN THE PAST, BUT NOW THE CUTS ARE OCCUPIED BY ANIMAL PENS, A CORRAL, AND AN AUTO JUNK YARD. |
| Deposit | MOST OF THE CROSS-BEDDING IS ON THE WEST AND EAST EDGES OF THE PIT. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Messenger, Harold M. III | Bureau of Land Management |
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