Commodities
PrimaryAluminum, Potassium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite
GangueIllite, Kaolinite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10009252
MRDS IDD002020
Alternate namesVera Cruz, Santa Cruz, Santa Kruze, Utah Potash Co., St. Francis.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.52608, -112.20578
References
SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 104 .CALLAGHAN, E., 1938 , PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE ALUNITE DEPOSITS OF THE MARYSVALE REGION, UTAH: USGS BULL. 886 - D, P. 130 .CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 103 - 104 .KERR, P. F., AND OTHERS, 1957 , MARYSVALE UTAH, URANIUM AREA: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA SPEC. PAPER 64 , P. 81 , 181 .THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 31 .1938 RECON E. CALLAGHAN: BULL. 886-DWW1 DIREXPL UTAH POTASH CO.: TEST1957 GEOLMAP P. F. KERR AND OTHERS: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA SPEC. PAPER 64 , PL. 15 .CALLAGHAN, E., 1938 , USGS BULL. 886 - D, P. 130 .