| Deposit ID | 10021330 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15655 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Fox Hills Clay Pit |
| Alternate or previous names | Aluminum, Susan Jane, Lake |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.98496, 40.188 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Relative position | 6100 FT S53W OF SOLDIERS PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Soldiers Pass(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)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 007S | 001W | 20 | NW OF SW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halloysite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Montmorillonite | Ore |
| Result | P.C.E. TO 30, |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.98496, 40.188 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lake Mountain Syncline |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|---|
| Length | 2413.95M |
| Width | 1206.98M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1889 |
| Discoverer | Fox Family |
| District name | Soldiers Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fox Clay Co. |
| Home office | C/O George A. Lewis, 371 North Center Street, Lehi, Ut. 84043 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 5.89HA |
| Overall length | 1366.11M |
| Overall width | 45.72M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15655 |
VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, REFRACTORY-CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM IC-8213, P. 57-61.
HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH CO., UTAH: UGMS BULL. 55, P. 60-61.
CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH CO., UTAH: DEPT. OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIR. NO. 35., P. 11-14.
STRINGHAM, B. AND SHARP, B.J., 1950, THE FOX CLAY DEPOSIT, UTAH, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, VOL. 248, P. 726-733.
BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF LAKE MOUNTAIN, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 41, P. 20.
BRINDLEY, G.W., ET. AL., 1963, MINERALOGICAL STUDIES OF KAOLINITE-HALLOYSITE CLAYS-PT. 1 IDENTIFICATION PROBLEMS: AMERICAN MINERALOGY, VOL. 48, NO. 7-8, P. 897-910.
STOWE, C.H., 1977, UTAH MINERAL INDUSTRY OPERATOR DIRECTORY, 1977: UGMS BULL. 111, P. 58
TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, P. 60.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INTERBEDDED LENTICULAR BODIES OF LIMESTONE AND CLAY RESULTING FROM HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION OF SILICEOUS VOLCANIC TUFFS DEPOSITED IN TERTIARY, CALCAREOUS HOT SPRINGS. |
| Deposit | HALLOYSITE AT PIT CONTAINS TOO MUCH IRON AND MANGANESE FOR CATALYST USE, RED CLAY MUST BE PRECALCINED OR MIXED TO CONTROL SHRINKAGE FOR HEAVY CLAY PRODUCTS, WHITE CLAY MUST BE PRECALCINED FOR REFRACTORY USE DUE TO SHRINKAGE ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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