The Cap Limestone

Occurrence in Emery county in Utah, United States with commodity Limestone, General
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Ownership information
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078210
MRDS ID W026411
Record type Site
Current site name The Cap Limestone
Related records 10154462

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.22715, 39.21996 (WGS84)
Elevation 2926
Relative position COINCIDES WITH THE CAP; THE HIGHEST POINT ON NORTH HORN MTN.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Emery(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

The Cap(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Manti(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Price(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

San Rafael(hydrologic unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Green(hydrologic subregion)

Upper Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

Manti-La Sal National Forest(National Forest)

National Forest FS(Type of land area)

FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Emery

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 018S 006E 26,27,34 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • ALSO, SECTIONS 35 , AND 22

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Limestone, General Tertiary

Analytical data

Result 52.0 % CAO, 1.09 % MGO, 3.32 % SIO2, 0.45 AL2O3 0.57 % FE2O3, 0.082 % P2O5, .090 %

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
    Rock unit name Flagstaff Limestone
    Rock description Flagstaff Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.22715, 39.21996

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR - BLANKET
    Strike N 70 DEG E
    Dip 1.5 DEG NW
    Thickness 60.96M
    Length 2072.64M
    Width 1950.72M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Paleocene Lakes And Springs

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name North Horn Mountain

Land status

Ownership category National Forest

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner National Forest Service

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • TOTAL IN - PLACE CALCULATED RESERVES

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: UNDEVELOPED, BUT NEAR SEVERAL ACTIVE COAL MINES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Analytical Data

    SRC.REF: GRAB SAMPLE FROM SOUTHWEST CORNER OF "THE CAP"

  • Deposit

    SPIEKER, E. M., 1931 , THE WASATCH PLATEAU COAL FIELD, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULL. 81

  • Deposit

    1931 GEOLMAP SPIEKER, E. M. - USGS BULL. 81

  • Reserve-Resource

    DOELLING, H. H.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DEPOSIT FORMS THE CAP ON NORTH HORN MTN., EFFECTIVE AREA APPROXIMATELY 600 ACRES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAR-1977 Doelling, Hellmut H. Bureau of Land Management

Beyond USGS

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