Mine detail: Unknown Prospect

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Location: Tooele County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.20188, -112.34247
dep_id: 10012022
mrds_id: D007335
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Trace mineral: Volcanic Materials, Clay
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Clay
orebody_fm: BLANKET/WEDGE
work_type: Surface
ore_ctrl: Lake Floor
Reporter: Bishop, Charles E.
hrock_unit: Salt Lake Formation
hrock_type: Volcanic Ash
Structure: Basin And Range
tectonic: Servier Orogenic Belt
References:
  • Deposit:: BISHOP, C.E., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY.
  • Deposit:: MOORE, W.J., AND SORENSON, M.L., GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TOOELE 1 DEG. X DEG. QUADRANGLE, TOOELE CO., UT; U.S.G.S. I-1132
  • Production:: BISHOP, C.E., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.
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