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Barite Occurrence

Occurrence in Daggett county in Utah, United States with commodity Barium-Barite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10041818
MRDS ID M057630
Record type Site
Current site name Barite Occurrence

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -109.10432, 40.95023 (WGS84)
Elevation 2408
Relative position 1600 FT EAST OF VABM 8297

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Daggett(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Willow Creek Butte(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Dutch John(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Vernal(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Green-Flaming Gorge Reservoir(hydrologic unit)

Upper Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Divide-Upper Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Daggett

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 003N 025E 33 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • THE DISTRICT IS 4 MILES WIDE, 6 MILES LONG; BOUNDED BY THE BIG COTTONWOOD ON THE NW, THE AMERICAN FORK DIST ON THE SW, AND THE PARK CITY ON THE EAST.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary

Comments on the commodity information

  • SOME BARITE IS IN THE FORM OF COARSE PINK CLEAVAGE FRAGMENTS SEVERAL INCHES LONG

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Barite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Neoproterozoic

Nearby scientific data

(1) -109.10432, 40.95023
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form OVAL
    Length 5.49M
    Width 2.44M

Comments on the geologic information

  • DIKES OF VARIED COMPOSITION CROP OUT NEAR THE HEAD OF SNAKE CREEK.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bender Mountain

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MOST EXTENSIVE WORKINGS ARE THE 4,000 FT STEAMBOAT TUNNEL AND THE 2.5 MILE LONG. SNAKE CREEK TUNNEL.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1979 Wong, George (Tooker, Ed) U.S. Geological Survey

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