| Deposit ID | 10092651 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058744 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gypsum Road-Cut |
| Related records | 10055123 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.77303, 37.04137 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1536 |
| Relative position | 9,900 FEET N 62 E FROM BULLDOG PASS |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Jarvis Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(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 | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 043S | 017S | 17 | SW OF NE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Gypsum | Ore |
| Result | ONE SAMPLE FROM THE ROAD CUT, A TWO FOOT CHIP SAMPLE, ANALYZED BY HARRIS AND RYAN YIELDED THESE RESULTS: 27.4% CAO, 51.19% SO4, .52% SIO2, AND 18.49% H2O. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Alta Member Of The Kaibab Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Alta Member Of The Kaibab Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -113.77303, 37.04137 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 3.05M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Beaver Dam Mountains Area |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058744 |
HARRIS, A.D., AND RYAN, G.S., 1984, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF THE STARVATION POINT WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, MOHAVE COUNTY, ARIZONA AND WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES OPEN-FILE REPORT MLA 27-84
COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 70
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ROAD CUT EXPOSES THE GYPSUM-RICH ALTA MEMBER OF THE KAIBAB LIMESTONE. GYPSUM-HORIZON IS 10 FEET THICK AND IS EXPOSED OVER AN ONE ACRE AREA |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JAN-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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