| Deposit ID | 10101609 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D005476 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Utah Dept. of Highways Pit #11026 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.85135, 37.76415 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2265 |
| Relative position | 6600 FT. NE OF WHITE HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Parowan(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Panguitch(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Escalante Desert(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(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 | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 035S | 009W | 15 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Basalt | Ore |
| Quartzite | Ore |
| Sandstone | Ore |
| Result | SIEVE ANALYSIS: BEFORE CRUSHING: GT3"=0% |
|---|---|
| Result | GT1"=31.7% |
| Result | AFTER CRUSHING: 1"=100% |
| Result | 1/2"=69.9% |
| Result | #4=44.8% |
| Result | #10=37% |
| Result | #40=29.4% |
| Result | #200=6%. LIQUID LIMIT = 15.3. NONPLASTIC, SWELL=.010. A-1-A |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Undivided Volcanics | ||||||||
| Rock description | Undivided Volcanics | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Unconsolidated Alluvial Surfaces |
| Rock description | Unconsolidated Alluvial Surfaces |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | Iron Springs Formation of Cedar City Area (Wahweap Ss and Straight Cliffs Fm) |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Hurricane Fault System |
| General form | WEDGE |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 4.57M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Bureau Of Land Management |
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.1HA |
| Overall length | 30M |
| Overall width | 36.58M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D005476 |
SRC.REF: UTAH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS MATERIALS INVENTORY
UTAH DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS, MATERIALS INVENTORY, 1965, IRON COUNTY
1962 DIREXPL UTAH DEPT. OF HIGHWAY
WILBERG, D.E., 1979.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ANGULAR TO SUBANGULAR; BLOCK TO EQUANT; PEBBLES, COBBLES, BOULDERS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Wilberg, Dale E. | Bureau of Land Management |
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