| Deposit ID | 10015244 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB00565 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Us Gypsum Co. Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.92521, 38.84218 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1707 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sevier(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Sigurd(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salina(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
BLM Administrative Area(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Sevier |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 022S | 001W | 21,28,29,33,32 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Result | 92 1/2 % PURE CASO4 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale | ||||
| Rock unit name | Arapien Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Arapien Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.92521, 38.84218 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gunnison Plateau |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1948 |
| District name | Sigurd |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Gypsum Co. |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 1036HA |
| Overall length | 6437.2M |
| Overall width | 1609.3M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB00565 |
SRC.REF: MR. BERMAN US GYPSUM COMPANY (ORAL)
BULLOCK, K. C., MINERALS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL #76 , P. 58 , 1967 .
BULLOCK, AND SMOUSE, MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH: UT. GEOL. MIN. SURVEY BULL. # 73 ( REPRINT 1969 ) P. 183 .
STONE, R. W., 1920 , GYPSUM DEPOSITS OF THE US: USGS BULL. 697 .
LUPTON, C. T., 1913 , GYPSUM ALONG SAN RAFAEL SWELL: USGS BULL. 530 .
1913 RECON LUPTON, C. T.
1920 COMPILE STONE, R. W.
1952 COMPILE UGMS (UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MIN. SURVEY)
1967 COMPILE UGMS
1969 COMPILE UGMS
MICHAEL L. EVERTS 1978
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1978 | Everts, Michael L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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