| Deposit ID | 10012728 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008572 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Clay Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.20219, 40.25966 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
| Relative position | 6400 FT S27W OF SUNSHINE TOWNSITE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mercur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(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 | 006S | 003W | 32 | SW OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halloysite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Dolomite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Manning Canyon Shale | ||
| Rock description | Manning Canyon Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.20219, 40.25966 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fractures, Folds, Fissures |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 12.19M |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mercur District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 1.424HA |
| Overall length | 198.12M |
| Overall width | 76.2M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008572 |
VAN SANT,JOEL,N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.BUR. OF MINES INF. CIRC. 8213.
BISSELL,H.J.,ET. AL., 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH,NO.14,UT. GEOL. SOC.: U.G.M.S. BULL.14,262P.
HYATT,E.P.,1956, CLAYS OF UTAH COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. 55.
LARSEN,E.S., AND SHANNON,E.V., 1930, THE MINERALS OF THE PHOSPHATE NODULES FROM NEAR FAIRFIELD, UTAH: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 15, P. 307-337.
MOHAMMAD, H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: U.G.M.S.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLAY SHALE IS GREENISH GRAY TO BLACK, PLASTIC, IRON-STAINED, SOMETIMES CARBONACEOUS, SILICEOUS CALEREOUS, AND SLATY IN NATURE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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