| Deposit ID | 10012213 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007693 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Badger Island Oolitic Sands |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.51331, 40.91687 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1286 |
| Relative position | 4900 FT DUE EAST OF PUMPING STATION |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Badger Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Salt Lake(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 | 002N | 006W | 10 | SW OF NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aragonite | Ore |
| Dolomite | Ore |
| Result | 90.7 PERCENT ARAGONITE AND 3.2 PERCENT DOLOMITE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Beach Sand | ||||
| Rock description | Beach Sand | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.51331, 40.91687 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Stansbury Fm. |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007693 |
TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
MORRIS, H.T., 1969, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE, IN MINERAL. AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 73.
TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVEST.: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1980 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Bureau of Land Management |
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