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Wiley Canyon South Clay Pits

Utah County, Utah, United States
Brick Clay
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Commodities
PrimaryBrick Clay
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChlorite, Illite, Kaolinite, Pyrophyllite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Mudstone,Claystone,Shale,Limestone · Manning Canyon Shale
StructureLake Mountain Syncline
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10042024
MRDS IDM058169
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.253, -111.96579
References
HYATT, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH CO., UT.: UGMS BULL. 55, P. 15-27.VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, REFRACTORY-CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USBM IC-8213, P. 54-57HENDERSON, G.V., 1971, THE ORIGIN OF PYROPHYLLITE-RECTORITE IN SHALES OF NORTH CENTRAL UTAH: UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES 34, 46 P.TRIPP, B.T., 1982, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.CRAWFORD, A.L. AND BURANEK, A.M., 1948, A RECONNAISSANCE OF THE GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE LAKE MOUNTAINS, UTAH CO., UTAH: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLICITY AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CIRCULAR NO. 35, 33 P.BULLOCK, K.C., 1951, GEOLOGY OF LAKE MOUNTAIN, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 41, 46 P.