| Deposit ID | 10042332 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058939 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Louis Jacobs Salt Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.86966, 39.03913 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1567 |
| Relative position | 12,200 FT S 77 W OF AXTELL CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sevier(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Redmond(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Manti(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Price(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Sevier |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 020S | 1W | 25 | NW OF NW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Halite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Twelvemile Canyon Member Of The Arapien Shale | ||||
| Rock description | Twelvemile Canyon Member Of The Arapien Shale | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.86966, 39.03913 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Gunnison Plateau Syncline, Sanpete-Sevier Valley Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Redmond Hills Anticline |
| General form | LENS |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 3.05M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Redmond Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Louis Jacobs |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.478HA |
| Overall length | 110M |
| Overall width | 47.55M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058939 |
UGMS, USGS, 1964, MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UGMS BULL. 73, P. 206-215.
PRATT, A.R., AND CALLAHAN, E., 1970, LAND AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SANPETE COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 85, P. 48-50.
WITKIND, I.J., 1981, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE REDMOND QUADRANGLE, SANPETE AND SEVIER COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS MAP I-1304-A.
PRATT, A.R., ET. AL., 1966, SALT DEPOSITS OF SEVIER VALLEY, UTAH IN SYMPOSIUM ON SALT, 2ND, VOL. 1.
BOSSHARDT, N., 1985, PERSONNEL COMMUNICATION.
TRIPP, B., 1985, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SALT IS IN DISCONTINUOUS MASSES POSSIBLY UP TO 200 FT. THICK AND INTENSELY DEFORMED, BEDS MAY BE UNIT E OF HARDY, 1952 |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1985 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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