Utah · Beaver County
Occurrence

East Star Prospect

Beaver County, Utah, United States
GoldSilverCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryGold, Silver, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEIN
Ore controlFaulting
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Malachite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone,Chert · Toroweap Formation;Tailsman Qtzite;Callville-Pakoon;Kaibab-Plympton
Associated rockMonzonite,Diorite · Intrusives Undifferientiated
StructureColorado Plateau/Basin And Range Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationBreccia
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10011239
MRDS IDD005773
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.40829, -113.0933
References
ABOU-ZIED, S, AND WHELAN, J, A, 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER CO, UT, UGMS SPEC S 46GEOLOGY OF THE MILFORD AREA, 1973, UTAH GEOL ASSOC PUBL 3.PERRY, L, I, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MIN SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT #22.BAER, J L, 1962, GEOL OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B Y U STUDIES, V 9, PART 2, P 29-52.1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80BAETCKE, G B, 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIV OF UTAH P HD THESIS.1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #1111962 GEOLMAP BAER, J L, BYU STUDIES V 91963 COMPILE HEYL, A V, USGS BULL 1135-B1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL #31973 GEOLMAP UGMS SS #46EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV