| Deposit ID | 10015769 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DB01968 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Terrace Mtn 4 Se Brine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.06, 41.11576 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1284 |
| Relative position | LITTLE OVER 1/2 MILE DIRECTLY SOUTH OF RAILROAD. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Box Elder(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Round Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Newfoundland Mountains(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Brigham City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
DOD(Federal land areas administered by DOD)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Box Elder |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005N | 011W | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bromine | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Brine | Ore |
| Result | AVERAGE DISSOLVED SOLID CONTENT CL = 110,000 PPM K = 8800 PPM, MG = 1800 PPM, SO4 = 4700 PPM |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt |
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| (1) | -113.06, 41.11576 |
|---|
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Great Salt Lake Desert |
|---|
| Ownership category | Federal |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DB01968 |
SRC.REF: STORM, UGMS, RESEARCH GEOLOGIST, ORAL COMMUNICATION
NOLAN, T. B., 1928 , POTASH BRINES IN THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT, UTAH: USGS BULLETIN 795 , P. 25 - 44 .
STEPHENS, J. C., 1974 , HYDROLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF THE NORTH GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT: UTAH DEPT. OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIV. OF WATER RIGHTS, TECH. PUBL. 42 .
DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPORATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER CO. UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL.
STORM, PAUL, 1979 , UGMS RESEARCH GEOLOGIST, ORAL COMMUNICATION OF UNPUBLISHED DATA.
1927 RECON NOLAN BULLETIN 795
1979 COMPILE UGMS, UNPUBLISHED DATA
DOELLING, H. H., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | UNDERLIES UPPER NORTHERN PART OF QUADRANGLE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1979 | Doelling, Hellmut H. | Bureau of Land Management |
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