Mine detail: Moark Junction Gravel Pit

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Location: Utah County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.08495, -111.59134
dep_id: 10012819
mrds_id: D008770
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sand and Gravel, Construction
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Clay, Quartzite, Sand, Sandstone, Shale
orebody_fm: BLANKET
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Lacustrine And Some Fluvial Action
ore_ctrl: Lake Terrace
Reporter: Thorpe, Kelly H. (Tripp, Bryce T.)
hrock_unit: Lake Bonneville Formation
hrock_type: Silt,Gravel,Sand and Gravel
Structure: Wasatch Fault Zone, East Bench Of Lake Bonneville
References:
  • Deposit:: THORPE, K.H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV
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