| Deposit ID | 10021312 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15630 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | American Fork Gravel Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.77885, 40.37827 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1402 |
| Relative position | 3350 FT. 587E OF AMERICAN FORK BM 4617 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lehi(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 005S | 001E | 13 | SE OF SW OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Clay | Ore |
| Limestone | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Silt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| (1) | -111.77885, 40.37827 |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | American Fork Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 3.614HA |
| Overall length | 231.65M |
| Overall width | 156.06M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15630 |
HUNT, H.D., VARNES, H.D. AND THOMAS, H.E., 1963, LAKE BONNEVILLE, GEOLOGY OF THE NORTHERN UTAH VALLEY, UTAH: USGS PP. 257-A
CONSU. COMP. DATE, 07-27-1970
THORPE, K.H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
THORPE, K.H. 1981
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SAND WITH INTERBEDDED WELL ROUNDED LIMESTONE AND QUARTZITE CLASTS AVERAGING 7 TO 11 CM IN SIZE ABUNDANT SILT WITH SOME CLAY PRESENT |
| Deposit | MOST OF THE PIT HAS BEEN USED AS A GARBAGE DUMP AND ALSO HAS ABUNDANT TREES AND SHRUBS GROWING IN IT ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV; 4 OTHER SRC |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Thorpe, Kelly H. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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