Mine detail: Badger Island Oolitic Sands

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Location: Tooele County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.91687, -112.51331
dep_id: 10012213
mrds_id: D007693
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Trace mineral: Limestone, General
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Aragonite, Dolomite
orebody_fm: BLANKET
conc_proc: Wave Action
Reporter: Tripp, Bryce T.
hrock_unit: Beach Sand
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
tectonic: Basin And Range
References:
  • Deposit:: TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
  • Deposit:: MORRIS, H.T., 1969, LIMESTONE AND DOLOMITE, IN MINERAL. AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV. BULL. 73.
  • Production:: TRIPP, B.T., 1980, ON SITE INVEST.: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
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