Unnamed Sand & Gravel operation [22], Pinedale, Navajo Co., Arizona, USAi
Regional Level Types | |
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Unnamed Sand & Gravel operation [22] | Pit |
Pinedale | Town |
Navajo Co. | County |
Arizona | State |
USA | Country |
Place | Population | Distance |
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Linden | 2,597 (2011) | 3.2km |
Pinedale | 487 (2011) | 5.9km |
Clay Springs | 401 (2011) | 12.3km |
Show Low | 10,860 (2017) | 15.3km |
White Mountain Lake | 2,205 (2011) | 18.7km |
A sand & gravel occurrence/pit operation located in the SW¼NW¼ sec. 2, T10N, R20E, G&SRM, about 5.9 km (3.6 miles) ESE of Pinedale, on National Forest land. The USGS MRDS database stated accuracy for this locality is 100 meters. The MRDS file presents a longitude value of -111.90073. This is in error. The value presented in this file is approximate based on the T&R position of the locality.
Mineralization is a sand & gravel deposit. Local rocks include Late to middle Miocene basaltic rocks.
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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Coniacian - Cenomanian 86.3 - 100.5 Ma ID: 2722276 | Cretaceous sedimentary rocks Age: Late Cretaceous (86.3 - 100.5 Ma) Stratigraphic Name: Dakota Formation; Mancos Formation; Pinkard Formation Description: Tan sandstone (Dakota Sandstone) overlain by gray shale (Mancos Shale); deposited in beach, river delta, and shallow sea settings. The Mancos Shale is overlain by the Mesaverde Group (map unit Kmv). This unit includes related sandstone and shale exposed near Show Low, Morenci (Pinkard Formation), and around Deer Creek south of Globe. (about 88-97 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,shale} 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] |
Permian 251.902 - 298.9 Ma ID: 3187666 | Paleozoic sedimentary rocks Age: Phanerozoic (251.902 - 298.9 Ma) Lithology: Sedimentary rocks 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] |
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