Aragonite Sand Dunes

The Aragonite Sand Dunes is a silica mine located in Tooele county, Utah at an elevation of 5,200 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Aragonite Sand Dunes  

State:  Utah

County:  Tooele

Elevation: 5,200 Feet (1,585 Meters)

Commodity: Silica

Lat, Long: 40.63, -113.02361

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Aragonite Sand Dunes MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Aragonite Sand Dunes


Commodity

Primary: Silica


Location

State: Utah
County: Tooele
District: Cedar Mountains


Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Not available


Ownership

Not available


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: Cedar Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Form: IRREGULAR


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock Unit
Age Young: Holocene

Name: Sand and Gravel
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Holocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Ore: Quartz


Comments

Comment (Deposit): SCATTERED DUNES

Comment (Location): LOCATION GIVEN IS A REPRESENTATIVE POINT


References

Reference (Production): DOELLING, H.H., 1980, UGMS, ON SITE INVESTIGATION

Reference (Deposit): 1970 GEOLMAP UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D. DISSERTATIO

Reference (Deposit): MAURER, R.E., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE CEDAR MTNS: TOOELE CO, UT. UNIV. OF UT. PHD THESIS


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