| Deposit ID | 10015677 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB01776 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Glauber's Salt Bed |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.60804, 41.21604 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1280 |
| Relative position | IMMEDIATELY SOUTH OF THE RAILROAD CAUSEWAY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Box Elder(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Carrington Island NE(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Promontory Point(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Brigham City(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)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Box Elder |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006N | 007W | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bromine | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Mirabilite | Ore |
| Result | SO4 = 309,000 PPM |
|---|---|
| Result | MG = 1000 PPM |
| Result | NA = 144,000 PPM |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Salt | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.60804, 41.21604 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Fault Graben Evaporite Basin, Deposit Fault-Bounded To The East |
| General form | WEDGE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9.75M |
| Depth to top | 17.37M |
| Depth to bottom | 27.13M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1900 |
| Discoverer | Southern Pacific Company |
| District name | Great Salt Lake, South Arm |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | State Of Utah |
| Home office | Utah |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB01776 |
SRC.REF: EARDLEY, 1962
EARDLEY, A. J., 1962 , GLAUBER'S SALT BED WEST OF PROMONTORY POINT, GREAT SALT LAKE: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, SPECIAL STUDIES 1
1962 RECON UGMS SPECIAL STUD
WILBERG, D. E., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
EARDLEY, A. J., 1962 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES 1
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE EXTENT OF THE SALT BED IS KNOWN ONLY IN AN EAST-WEST CROSS SECTION, THE NORTH-SOUTH PROJECTION OF THE SALT BED IS NOT KNOWN. |
| Deposit | EVAPORITE DEPOSIT WAS DISCOVERED DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE RAILROAD CUTOFF WHEN SEARCHING FOR ADEQUATE PILING SUPPORT. DEPOSIT WEDGES OUT TO THE WEST AND IS FAULT-BOUNDED TO THE EAST. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1979 | Wilberg, Dale E. | Bureau of Land Management |
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