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Gravel Pit No 5

Past Producer in Morgan county in Utah, United States with commodity Sand and Gravel, Construction
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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. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Land status
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10087308
MRDS ID D006228
Record type Site
Current site name Gravel Pit No 5

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -111.68718, 41.05772 (WGS84)
Elevation 1561
Relative position 10,800 FT NW OF MORGAN CEMETERY

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Morgan(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Morgan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Lower Weber(hydrologic unit)

Weber(hydrologic accounting unit)

Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)

Great Basin(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Morgan

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 004N 002E 26 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • SECTION SUBDIVISIONS SE 1/4 NW 1/4 NE 1/4

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Sand and Gravel, Construction Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • COBBLE TO BOULDER SIZE QUARTZITE AND CARBONATE ROCK INTERBEDDED WITH MEDIUM SIZE SAND

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel
    Rock unit name Alluvium
    Rock description Alluvium
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Holocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) -111.68718, 41.05772
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Wasatch Fault

Ore body information

  • General form WEDGE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Lake Terrace

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Morgan District

Land status

Ownership category Private

Comments on the production information

  • NO PRODUCTION FIGURES KNOWN

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Overall length 22.86M
    Overall width 1.52M

Comments on the workings information

  • PIT IS LOCATED IN SOMEONES BACK YARD AND IS USED TO HOUSE BEE BOXES

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    JOHNSON, E.A., 1980. ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY

  • Deposit

    1964 DIREXPL UT DEPT OF HWY

  • Production

    JOHNSON, E.A., 1980. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 3, 1 FT THICK COBBLE TO BOULDER SIZE BEDS INTERBEDDED WITH MEDIUM SIZE SAND

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUL-1980 Johnson, Elizabeth A. Bureau of Land Management

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