Utah · Beaver County
Past Producer
Earth Science Alunite Deposit
Beaver County, Utah, United States
Aluminum
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Description
Earth Sciences
Commodities
Primary
Aluminum
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
S
Orebody form
BLANKET
Ore control
Fissures
Materials
Ore minerals
Alunite
Geology
Host rock
Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic),Tuff,Rhyolite · Carbonates, Fish Haven Dolo;Eureka Qtzite
Structure
Basin And Range, Local Faults
Tectonic setting
Orogenic Belt, Cordilleran
Alteration
Hydrothermal
Economic & production
Development status
Past Producer
Discovery year
1970
Identification
Deposit ID
10010707
MRDS ID
D004611
Region
NA
Data score
B
Coordinates
38.27552, -113.52498
References
PARKINSON, GERALD, 1974, ARTICLE: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, P. 75-78EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.