| Deposit ID | 10108930 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | FS00455 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | White Sands Nos 4 - 22 , and 35 - 37 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.78412, 37.79998 (WGS84) |
|---|
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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 035S | 008W | 05,06,07 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silica | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sand | Ore |
| Result | FS MIN EXAM 1965 DOW ASSAY 1962 BLACK AND DEASON SALT LAKE CITY |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.78412, 37.79998 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | |
|---|---|
| Area name | Dixie |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | FS00455 |
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY BULLETIN "MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FIVE COUNTY AREA, SOUTHWESTERN UTAH" JUNE 1960
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SILICA SAND IS 97 PERCENT SILICA WITH CLAY IMPURITY WHICH WHEN WASHED AWAY BY SIMPLE PROCESS LEAVES A PRODUCT OF 99 PERCENT PURITY. SUITABLE FOR GLASS MANUFACTURING AND USE IN FOUNDRY MOLDS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-OCT-1976 | Meier, M. Lorrie | U.S. Forest Service |
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