| Deposit ID | 10087561 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007792 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ut. Dept. Hwys Gravel Pit #23079 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.91222, 40.82076 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1463 |
| Relative position | SOUTH FLANK OF SKUNK RIDGE; LOW QUAD |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Low(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 001N | 009W | 18 | NW OF SW NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Result | SIEVE ANALYSIS: BEFORE CRUSHING-17% GT3", 48%GT1"/PERCENT PASSING AFTER CRUSHING TO 1" MAX: 1"=100%, 1/2"=61%, NO4=34%,NO8=29%,NO50=23%,NO200=3.3% LIQUID LIMIT=18.4 SWELL=.002 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.91222, 40.82076 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| General form | WEDGE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 12.19M |
| Depth to top | 0.3M |
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Skunk Ridge |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Public Domain |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 6.071HA |
| Overall length | 324M |
| Overall width | 216.41M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007792 |
SRC.REF: 1966, UT. STATE HWYS MATERIALS INVENTORY TOOELE CO.
UT., DEPT OF HWYS, 1966, MATERIAL RESEARCH DIVISION: MATERIALS INVENTORY TOOELE CO
1964 GEOLMAP UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D THESIS.
1966 DIREXPL UTAH STATE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
1970 GEOLMAP UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D THESIS.
TAFF, D.E., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY ON-SITE INVEST.
TAFF, D.E., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANGULAR TO SUBANGULAR DOLOMITE COBBLE (AT TOP) TO PEBBLES (AT BOTTOM). CA CO3 COATINGS ON 95% OF GRAVEL. ABOUT 10% QUARTZITE PEBBLES.V. FINE SILTY SAND AT BOTTOM OF PITS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1980 | Taff, David E. | Bureau of Land Management |
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