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Gypsum Deposit

Occurrence in Washington county in Utah, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
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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. Geologic structures
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Land status
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10088408
MRDS ID DB02007
Record type Site
Current site name Gypsum Deposit
Related records 10276855

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -113.77248, 37.14026 (WGS84)
Elevation 1140
Relative position 15,000 FEET SOUTH OF SHIVWITZS TOWNSITE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Washington(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Shivwits(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Upper Virgin(hydrologic unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)

Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)

Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)

Federal lands

BIA(Federal land areas administered by BIA)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Washington

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 042S 017W 08,09,17,16,20,21 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • DEPOSIT LOCATION IS REPRESENTATIVE OF A MORE EXTENSIVE DEPOSIT

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Siltstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Triassic
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Moenkopi Formation
    Rock description Moenkopi Formation

Nearby scientific data

(1) -113.77248, 37.14026
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description Beaver Dam Mts.
Type of structure Local
Structure description Shebit Anticline & Syncline

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 15.24M
    Depth to top 0M
    Depth to bottom 15.24M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name Tutsagubet

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • THERE ARE NO WORKINGS

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    PERRY, L. I., 1979 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1979 Perry, Lee I. U.S. Geological Survey

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