| Deposit ID | 10097828 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008554 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Charles Mercer Nickel Pits 1 and 2 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.15469, 40.26133 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1695 |
| Relative position | 13,700 FT S.12E. FROM MANNING TOWNSITE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mercur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 003W | 26 | NE OF NW OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halloysite | Ore |
| Sericite | Ore |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Manning Canyon Shale | ||
| Rock description | Manning Canyon Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.15469, 40.26133 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fractures And Fissures |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N85W |
| Dip | 10N |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 10N |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mercur District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Charles Mercer |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.263HA |
| Overall length | 152.4M |
| Overall width | 18.29M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008554 |
VAN SANT, JOEL, N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.B UR. OF MINES INF. CIR. 8213.
BISSELL, H.J., ET. AL., 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 14, UT. GEOL. SOC.:U.G.M.S. BULL. 14, 262P.
HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH COUNTY, UTAH U.G.M.S. BULL. 55.
LARSEN, E.S., AND SHANNON, E.V., 1930, THE MINERALS OF THE PHOSPHATE NODULES FROM NEAR FAIRFIELD, UTAH: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 15, P. 307-337
V. SANT, J.N., 1964, P.46
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE LIGHT GRAY CLAYS, A SMALL PART OF EXPOSED SHALES, REPRESENT THE BEST QUALITY CLAY EXPOSED ON THE NICKEL CLAIMS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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