Mine detail: Us Gypsum Co. Quarry

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Location: Sevier County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.84218, -111.92521
dep_id: 10015244
mrds_id: DB00565
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Gypsum
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface
ore_ctrl: Bedding
Reporter: Everts, Michael L.
hrock_unit: Arapien Shale
hrock_type: Shale
Structure: Gunnison Plateau
Year first produced: 1948
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: MR. BERMAN US GYPSUM COMPANY (ORAL)
  • Deposit:: BULLOCK, K. C., MINERALS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL #76 , P. 58 , 1967 .
  • Deposit:: BULLOCK, AND SMOUSE, MINERALS AND MINERAL LOCALITIES OF UTAH: UT. GEOL. MIN. SURVEY BULL. # 73 ( REPRINT 1969 ) P. 183 .
  • Deposit:: STONE, R. W., 1920 , GYPSUM DEPOSITS OF THE US: USGS BULL. 697 .
  • Deposit:: LUPTON, C. T., 1913 , GYPSUM ALONG SAN RAFAEL SWELL: USGS BULL. 530 .
  • Deposit:: 1913 RECON LUPTON, C. T.
  • Deposit:: 1920 COMPILE STONE, R. W.
  • Deposit:: 1952 COMPILE UGMS (UTAH GEOLOGICAL & MIN. SURVEY)
  • Deposit:: 1967 COMPILE UGMS
  • Deposit:: 1969 COMPILE UGMS
  • Production:: MICHAEL L. EVERTS 1978
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