| Deposit ID | 10101713 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D007791 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Ut. Dept. Highways Gravel Pit#23083 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.98777, 40.77021 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1426 |
| Relative position | 14,000 FT WSW OF LOW UTAH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Low(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Northern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 001N | 010W | 33 | SW OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | Primary |
| Result | SIEVE ANALYSIS: BEFORE CRUSHING-0%GT3", 11%GT1"/PERCENT PASSING AFTER CRUSHING TO 1"MAX: 1"=100%, 1/2"=75%, NO.4=52%,NO.8=43%, NO50=18%, NO.200=4.1% LIQUID LIMIT=21.0 SWELL=.003 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel | ||||
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -112.98777, 40.77021 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 3.05M |
| Depth to top | 0.3M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Grassy Mtns |
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| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Public Domain |
| Type of workings | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Area | 3.238HA |
| Overall length | 281.64M |
| Overall width | 211.23M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D007791 |
SRC.REF: 1966 UT. STATE HWYS. DEPT. MATERIALS INVENTORY TOOELE CO.
UT. DEPARTMENT OF HWYS, 1966 MATERIALS RESEARCH DIVISION: MATERIALS INVENTORY TOOELE CO
1964 GEOLMAP UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D THESIS
1966 DIREXPL UT STATE DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
1970 GEOLMAP UNIV OF UTAH PH.D THESIS
TAFF, D.E. 1980, UT. GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY ON SITE INVEST
TAFF, D.E., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CARBONATE AND QUARTZITE PEBBLES IN EQUAL PROPORTIONS ANGULAR TO SUBANGULAR, ABOUT 10% COBBLES PRESENT. CACO3 COATINGS ON 90% OF MATERIAL . GRAVEL HAS ABOUT 30% SILT MATRIX |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1980 | Taff, David E. | Bureau of Land Management |
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