Commodities
PrimaryPotassium, Aluminum
TertiaryKaolin
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeY
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formSEVERAL LENSES
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite, Kaolinite, Natroalunite
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10009234
MRDS IDD001998
Alternate namesWilson
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.52025, -112.24745
References
SRC.REF: THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , USBM R. I. 3561 , P. 29 .CALLAGHAN, E., 1938 , PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE ALUNITE DEPOSITS OF THE MARYSVALE REGION, UTAH: USGS BULL. 886 -D, P. 127 - 128 .CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 96 - 101 .KERR, P. F., AND OTHERS, 1957 , MARYSVALE, UTAH, URANIUM AREA: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA SPEC. PAPER 64 , 212 P.THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 29 - 30 , 38 .1936 GEOLMAP E. CALLAGHAN - G. F. SEAGER: UTAH GEOL. AND MINEROLOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , FIG. 57 .1957 GEOLMAP P. F. KERR, AND OTHERS: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA SPEC. PAPER 64 .WW1 DIREXPL E. G. NELSON: QUARRIESCALLAGHAN, E., 1938 , USGS BULL. 886 -D, P. 127 .