Mine detail: Diatomaceous Earth

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Location: Millard County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.30884, -113.00442
dep_id: 10010745
mrds_id: D004689
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Diatomite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Diatomaceous Earth
orebody_fm: BLANKET
work_type: Surface
ore_ctrl: Lake Bottom
Reporter: Everts, Michael L.
hrock_unit: Plies Bonneville Sed
hrock_type: Lake Sediments
arock_unit: Plies Volcanics
arock_type: Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure: Basin & Range, Delta Graben
tectonic: Geosyncline/Cordilleran
References:
  • Deposit:: EVERTS, M.L., 1979, UTAH GEOL. & MIN SURVEY: ON SITE INVESTIGATIO
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