Shurtz Canyon Gypsum

Occurrence in Iron county in Utah, United States with commodity Gypsum-Anhydrite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10179468
MRDS ID D005849
MAS/MILS ID 0490210230
Record type Site
Current site name Shurtz Canyon Gypsum
Related records 10011276

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: -113.05639, 37.58668 (WGS84)
Elevation 2329
Location accuracy 100(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iron(county)

Utah(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cedar Mountain(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Cedar City(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)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States Utah Iron

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Salt Lake 037 S 011 W 14 SENWNE Utah

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gypsum-Anhydrite Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) -113.05639, 37.58668

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Large
Significant No

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Patented

Land status

Ownership category Private

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    AVERITT PAUL 1962 GEOLOGY AND COAL RESOURCES OF CEDAR MTN.QU

  • Deposit

    AD IRON CO UT USGS PROF PAPER 389

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-NOV-83 Utah Geological And Mineral Survey Utah Geological and Mineral Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.