Mine detail: American Mud and Chemical

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Location: Garfield County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.58609, -112.08771
dep_id: 10015479
mrds_id: DB01281
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Bentonite
Trace mineral: Subbituminous
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Bentonite
orebody_fm: TABULAR/BLANKET
conc_proc: Compaction And Metamorphism For Coal
ore_ctrl: Lagoonal Sedimentary Environment
Reporter: Doelling, Hellmut H.
hrock_unit: Dakota Formation
hrock_type: Mudstone,Claystone,Siltstone,Sandstone
tectonic: Stable Platform
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , P. 151 - 152
  • Deposit:: ROBISON, R. A., 1966 , GEOLOGY AND COAL RESOURCES OF THE TROPIC AREA, GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES 18 .
  • Deposit:: DOELLING, H. H., 1972 , SOUTHWESTERN UTAH COAL FIELDS: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY MONO. 1 , P. 43 - 45 .
  • Deposit:: OLSEN AND WILLIAMS, 1960 , MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE FIVE COUNTY AREA, SOUTHWESTERN UTAH: UTAH ST. UNIVERSITY, UTAH RES. SERIES - 8 .
  • Deposit:: DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 107 .
  • Deposit:: 1960 RECON UTAH STATE UNIV., UTAH RES. SERIES 8
  • Deposit:: 1966 RECON UGMS
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