Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
TertiaryPotassium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite
GangueAnhydrite, Gypsum, Jarosite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLatite · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
Associated rockLatite
StructureArea Is On The West Limb Of A Broad Syncline Which Plunges Gently North. Area Is Also Cut By A Series Of Normal Faults.
AlterationSilicification, Alunitization, Argillation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1914
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10009254
MRDS IDD002023
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.53469, -112.20911
References
SRC.REF: THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , USBM R. I. 3561 , P. 30CALLAGHAN, E., 1938 , PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE ALUNITE DEPOSITS OF THE MARYSVALE REGION, UTAH: USGS BULL. 886 -D, P. 107 , 129 .CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 101 - 103 .KERR, P. F., AND OTHERS, 1957 , MARYSVALE, UTAH, URANIUM AREA: GEOL. SOC. AMERICA SPEC. PAPER 64 , P. 180 .THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 30 .1938 RECON E. CALLAGHAN: BULL. 886-DWW1 DIREXPL ASARCO: TEST DATA1943 DIREXPL USBM: TRENCHES, PITS1945 GEOLMAP G. L. BELL: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , PL. 15