Description
H.C. Eyre-Minersville, Utah
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFissure Zones In Vertical Veins Up To 40 Feet Wide
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Rock (Aphanitic) · Needles Range Formation (Host)
StructureBasin & Range-Laramide Basement, N-S Trending Faults - Western Rim Of Large Caldera?
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1948
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10010702
MRDS IDD004604
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.21885, -113.8511
References
THURSTON, W.R. 1954, FLUORSPAR DEPOSITS OF UTAH, USGS BULL 1005.BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UGMS BULL 110EVERETT, F.D. & WILSON, S.R. 1951, INVEST OF THE COUGAR SPAR FLUORSPAR DEPOSIT, BEAVER CO. UT: USBM RI 4820EVERETT, F.D. & WILSON, S.R., 1950, INVEST. OF J.B. FLUORITE DEPOSIT, BEAVER CO. UTAH: USBM RI 4726EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.