| Deposit ID | 10097822 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008342 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mammoth Limestone Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.12885, 39.93051 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1963 |
| Relative position | 10,800 FT E. OF TINTIC STATION |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Tintic Junction(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Lynndyl(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Sevier(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010S | 003W | 25 | SE OF NE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Primary |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Teutonic Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Teutonic Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.12885, 39.93051 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Front |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Tintic Syncline |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N10E |
| Dip | 76W |
| Thickness | 121.92M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 121.92M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Main Tintic Mining District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.151HA |
| Overall length | 50M |
| Overall width | 32.92M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008342 |
MORRIS, H.T., (ED.), 1964. GEOL. OF THE TINTIC JUNCTION QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, JUAB AND UTAH CO., UT.: U.S.G.S. BULL. 1142-L
COOK, D.R., 1957. GEOL. OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICTS: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK NO. 12
LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919. GEOL. AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 107.
TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.
1964 GEOLMAP MORRIS, H.T. BULL. 1142-
TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SECTION IS OVERTURNED |
| Deposit | LIMESTONE IS DARK GREY, PELLETAL, SPARSE CHERT AND SHALE, HEAVILY IRONSTAINED ALONG JOINTS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Bureau of Land Management |
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