Mcfarland Clay Pit

Past Producer in Utah county in Utah, United States with commodity Clay
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10012773
MRDS ID D008679
Record type Site
Current site name Mcfarland Clay Pit

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.71439, 40.3655 (WGS84)
Elevation 1536
Relative position 8300 FT. N 56 E OF PLEASANT GROVE HIGH SCHOOL

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Utah(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Orem(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Utah

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 005S 002E 22 SW OF NW OF NW Utah

Comments on the location information

  • INFO FROM LAND.ST :(1975)

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Clay Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • LEAD GREY UNFIRED COLOR, AT CONE 04: LIGHT BROWN, AT CONE 2: BROWN-GREY

Analytical data

Result CONE 04: 1.5 PERCENT LINEAR SHRINKAGE, 27.8 POROSITY, NO BLOATING, CONE 2:5 PERCENT LINEAR SHRINKAGE, 14.4 POROSITY, SLIGHT BLOATS

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Rock unit name Long Trail Shale Member Of The Great Blue
    Rock description Long Trail Shale Mbr. Of The Great Blue
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Mississippian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.71439, 40.3655

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wasatch Fault

Ore body information

  • General form BEDDED
    Strike N 45 W
    Dip 45 SW

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Discoverer John Mcfarland

Mining district

District name Pleasant Grove Area

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • A FEW TONS WERE REPORTED PRODUCED

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 0.148HA
    Overall length 59M
    Overall width 27.43M

Comments on the workings information

  • SOUTH OF THE 30 FT. DEEP PIT IS AN AREA ABOUT 50 YDS IN DIAMETER THAT HAS BEEN ARADED IN BLACK SHALE, THIS MAY BE THE OTHER CLAY PIT REPORTED BY HYATT- ALTHOUGH IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT ANY MATERIAL HAS BEEN REMOVED.

Comments on development

  • ABANDONED DUE TO PROXIMITY TO EQUEDUCT

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH CO., UT.: UGMS BULL. 55.

  • Deposit

    VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM IC-82139

  • Deposit

    TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.

  • Production

    VAN SANT, J.N., 1964

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LONG TRAIL SHALE MBR. IS GENERALLY LEAD TO GREENISH GREY TO BLACK IN COLOR, NON CALCAREOUS, PLASTIC, SOFT AND CARBONACEOUS WITH LOCAL SMALL SEAMS OF SELENITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1981 Tripp, Bryce T. Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

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