Commodities
PrimaryAluminum, Potassium
TertiaryKaolin
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlA Fault Trending N 28 Deg. E And Dipping 85 Deg. Se Limits The Northwest Side Of The Deposit.
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite, Kaolinite
GangueDickite, Gypsum, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLatite · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
Associated rockLatite
AlterationAlunitization, Silicification, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1937
Discovery year1935
Identification
Deposit ID10009253
MRDS IDD002021
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.50275, -112.2405
References
SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 108 .BAROCH, C. T., AND OTHERS, 1945 , ALUNITE, J AND L CLAIMS, MARYSVALE, UTAH, DEHYDRATION IN ROTARY KILN: USBM WAR MIN. REPT. 429 , 22 P.CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 104 - 108 .HILD, J. H., 1946 , EXPLORATION OF ALUNITE DEPOSITS, MARYSVALE, PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH: USBM REPT. INV. 3972 , P. 14 - 15 .THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 33 .1936 DIREXPL ALUMINUM INC: ADIT1943 DIREXPL G. L. BELL: RESERVE DATA1943 DIREXPL USBM: PUB1943 GEOLMAP G. L. BELL AND V. C. KELLEY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , PL. 16 .CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 104 . BAROCH, C. T. AND OTHERS, 1945 , USBM WAR MIN. REPT. 429 , 22 P.