| Deposit ID | 10088665 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058060 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Grey Eagle Clay Pit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.89968, 40.24772 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1768 |
| Relative position | 800 FT S 53 W OF ENOCH DIVIDE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Soldiers Pass(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 001W | 36 | SE OF SE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chlorite | Ore |
| Illite | Ore |
| Kaolin | Ore |
| Pyrophyllite | Ore |
| Result | LINEAR SHRINKAGE CONE 2-2.5 |
|---|---|
| Result | POROSITY CONE 2-19.8 |
| Result | P.C.E.--20 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone > Claystone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Rock unit name | Manning Canyon Shale |
| Rock description | Manning Canyon Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -111.89968, 40.24772 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Lake Mountain Syncline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 15 E |
| Dip | 35 NW |
| Thickness | 9.14M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Soldiers Pass Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Interstate Brick |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Cedarstrom Clay And Calcite Co. |
| Home office | Box 2, Lehi, Ut. 84043 |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 2.007HA |
| Overall length | 400M |
| Overall width | 54.86M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058060 |
HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH CO., UT.: UGMS BULL. 55, P. 15-27.
VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, REFRACTORY-CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM IC-8213, P. 57.
HENDERSON, G.V., 1971, THE ORIGIN OF PYROPHYLLITE-RECTORITE IN SHALES OF NORTH CENTRAL UTAH: UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES 34,46 P.
TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
CRAWFORD, A.L., BURANEK, A.M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH CO., UTAH: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIRCULAR NO. 35, 33 P.
BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF LAKE MOUNTAIN, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 41, P. 18
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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