Mine detail: Cottonwood Canyon Quarry

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Location: Washington County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.23998, -113.49691
dep_id: 10042263
mrds_id: M058724
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Stone, Dimension
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Sandstone
orebody_fm: BLANKET
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Eolian
ore_ctrl: Sand Dunes
Reporter: Shubat, Michael A.
hrock_unit: Navajo Sandstone
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Cordilleran Hingeline
tectonic: Colorado Plateau-Basin And Range Transition Zone
References:
  • Deposit:: SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
  • Deposit:: COOK, E.F., 1960, GEOLOGIC ATLAS OF UTAH, WASHINGTON COUNTY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 70
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