Unnamed Sand & Gravel operation [16], Taylor, Navajo Co., Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Sand & Gravel operation [16] | Pit |
Taylor | Town |
Navajo Co. | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
Place | Population | Distance |
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Taylor | 4,151 (2017) | 2.9km |
Snowflake | 5,666 (2017) | 6.9km |
White Mountain Lake | 2,205 (2011) | 17.1km |
Clay Springs | 401 (2011) | 19.4km |
Linden | 2,597 (2011) | 20.0km |
A sand & gravel occurrence/pit operation located in the E½ sec. 4, T12N, R21E, G&SRM, 2.9 km (1.8 miles) W of Taylor, on private land. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 100 meters.
Mineralization is a sand & gravel deposit. Local rocks include rocks of the Moenkopi Formation.
Workings include unspecified surface openings (presumably a pit).
Regions containing this locality
North America Plate | Tectonic Plate |
Colorado Plateau, USA | Plateau |
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Regional Geology
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Early Jurassic - Late Triassic 174.1 - 237 Ma ID: 3185972 | Mesozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Mesozoic (174.1 - 237 Ma) Lithology: Sandstone-conglomerate Reference: Chorlton, L.B. Generalized geology of the world: bedrock domains and major faults in GIS format: a small-scale world geology map with an extended geological attribute database. doi: 10.4095/223767. Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 5529. [154] |
Carnian - Anisian 227 - 247.2 Ma ID: 2722344 | Moenkopi Formation Age: Triassic (227 - 247.2 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Moenkopi Formation Description: Dark red sandstone and mudstone; includes gypsum beds in northwestern Arizona; deposited on a low-relief coastal plain. (230-245 Ma) Comments: Original map source: Arizona Geological Survey, DI-8 Geologic Map of Arizona, Digital Spatial data for the Geologic Map of Arizona, v. 3.0, edited by S.M. Richard and S.M. Kneale, 2002, 10 p., 2 DOS HD disks. Arc/INFO export file (.e00) format, scale 1:1,000,000. Lithology: Major:{sandstone,mudstone}, Minor:{gypsum} Reference: Horton, J.D., C.A. San Juan, and D.B. Stoeser. The State Geologic Map Compilation (SGMC) geodatabase of the conterminous United States. doi: 10.3133/ds1052. U.S. Geological Survey Data Series 1052. [133] |
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