Utah · Utah County
Occurrence

Sunshine Prospect #1

Utah County, Utah, United States
ClayGoldSilverIron
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Commodities
PrimaryClay, Gold, Silver
SecondaryIron
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlFissures And Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Halloysite, Kaolinite, Pyrite, Realgar
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Manning Canyon Shale
StructureBasin And Range, Fissures, Fractures, Faults And Folds
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationSenicitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10012720
MRDS IDD008563
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.27355, -112.18636
References
VAN SANT, JOEL, N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. BUR. OF MINES INF. CIRC.8213.BISSELL, H.J., ET. AL., 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 14, UT. GEOL. SOC.: U.G.M.S. BULL. 14,262P.HYAFF, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. 55.LARSEN, E.S., AND SHANNON, E.V., 1930, THE MINERALS OF THE PHOSPHATE NODULES FROM NEAR FAIRFIELD, UTAH: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 15, P. 307-337.