Commodities
PrimaryPotassium, Aluminum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Geology
Host rockLatite · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
Associated rockLatite
AlterationAlunitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10009249
MRDS IDD002017
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.39775, -112.26328
References
SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 87 , 89CALLAGHAN, E., 1938 , PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE ALUNITE DEPOSITS OF THE MARYSVALE REGION, UTAH, USGS BULL. 886 - D, P. 123 - 124CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 86 - 89HILD, J. H., 1946 , EXPLORATION OF ALUNITE DEPOSITS, MARYSVALE, PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH: USBM REPT. INV. 3972 , P. 13 - 14THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 27 - 281938 GEOLMAP E. CALLAGHAN: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , FIG. 501942 DIREXPL G. L. BELL: RESERVE DATA1942 DIREXPL USBM: PUBWW1 DIREXPL M. KROTKI: ADITS & SHAFTCALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 86 - 87