Utah · Iron County
Occurrence

Section 9 Gravel Pit

Iron County, Utah, United States
Sand and GravelConstruction
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Commodities
PrimarySand and Gravel, Construction
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeUnconsolidated Sediments
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formWEDGE
Ore controlEscalante Graben
Materials
Ore mineralsSand
Geology
Host rockAlluvium
StructureEscalante Desert Graben, Sevier Orogenic Belt, Southwest Extension Of Graben Bounding Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042298
MRDS IDM058827
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.77469, -113.97665
References
BEST, M.G., 1984 PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE AREA BETWEEN HAMLIN VALLEY AND ESCALANTE DESERT, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-154, SCALE 1.50,000.SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES