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Gypsum Deposits

Occurrence in Emery 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. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Land status
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089215
MRDS ID W014838
Record type Site
Current site name Gypsum Deposits
Related records 10154272

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -110.37934, 38.87164 (WGS84)
Elevation 1329
Relative position ONE MILE SOUTH 45 DEG WEST OF HATT RESERVOIR.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Emery(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Greasewood Draw(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

San Rafael Desert(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Salina(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

BLM Administrative Area(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Emery

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 022S 014E 28 Utah

Comments on the location information

  • LOCATION 70 IS A SPOT LOCATION OF A TYPICAL OUTCROP OF GYPSUM

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Alabaster Ore
Anhydrite Ore
Jasper Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) -110.37934, 38.87164
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description San Rafael Swell
Type of structure Local
Structure description Periodic Folds

Ore body information

  • General form TABULAR
    Thickness 4.57M
    Depth to top 0M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Mining district

District name San Rafael Desert Area

Land status

Ownership category BLM Administrative Area

Comments on the workings information

  • NO WORKINGS EXIST IN THE GYPSUM

Comments on development

  • L-50 ECONOMIC STUDY (1976)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    TRIMBLE, L. M. AND H. H. DOELLING, 1976, GEOLOGY AND URANIMUM ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SAN RAFAEL RIVER MINING AREA: UGMS BULL. (UNPUBLISHED) 1976

  • Deposit

    1976 OTHER U.G.M.S., BULL. (UNPUBLISHED

  • Reserve-Resource

    TRIMBLE, L. M., 1977

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE GYPSUM DEPOSITS OCCUR IN THE FORMATIONS. THE MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF THE GENTLY DIPPING SUMMERVILLE GYPSUM IS 15 FT. WHILE THE MAXIMUM THICKNESS OF THE STEEPLY DIPPING CARMEL GYPSUM IS 8 FT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1977 Trimble, Larry M. Bureau of Land Management

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