| Deposit ID | 10015479 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB01281 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Mud and Chemical |
| Related records | 10251990 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.08771, 37.58609 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1902 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES NORTH BY NORTHWEST OF CANNONVILLE, ALONG BULLDOG BENCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Garfield(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cannonville(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Panguitch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Paria(hydrologic unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic accounting unit)
Upper Colorado-Dirty Devil(hydrologic subregion)
Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Garfield |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 037S | 003W | 11,12,13,14,15,22 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Primary |
| Subbituminous | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bentonite | Ore |
| Result | PLASTIC, ATTERBURG EQUALS 90 , PERCENT DRY SHRINKAGE EQUALS 19 , HARD WORKING, STICKY, WARPS AND CRACKS |
|---|---|
| Result | 80 - 105 BBLS. OF GEL/TON |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Dakota Formation |
| Rock description | Dakota Formation |
| (1) | -112.08771, 37.58609 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR/BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | E - W |
| Dip | 4 DEG N |
| Thickness | 3.35M |
| Length | 5632.55M |
| Width | 4023.25M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 182.88M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Alton Coal Field/Cannonville |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Byron Davies |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Bureau Of Land Management |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB01281 |
SRC.REF: DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , P. 151 - 152
ROBISON, R. A., 1966 , GEOLOGY AND COAL RESOURCES OF THE TROPIC AREA, GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES 18 .
DOELLING, H. H., 1972 , SOUTHWESTERN UTAH COAL FIELDS: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY MONO. 1 , P. 43 - 45 .
OLSEN AND WILLIAMS, 1960 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FIVE COUNTY AREA, SOUTHWESTERN UTAH: UTAH ST. UNIVERSITY, UTAH RES. SERIES - 8 .
DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 107 .
1960 RECON UTAH STATE UNIV., UTAH RES. SERIES 8
1966 RECON UGMS
DOELLING, H. H., 1975
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | COAL BEDS ABOVE CLAY ARE THIN AND DISCONTINOUS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1978 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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