Utah · Salt Lake County
Occurrence

Bishop Fork Prospect

Salt Lake County, Utah, United States
LeadZincIron
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Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFractured And Sheared Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Pyrite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Limonite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Limestone · Oquirrh Formation
StructureBasin And Range, Faults And Fissures
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationSericitization, Dolomitization And Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10012741
MRDS IDD008596
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.49244, -112.17219
References
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 38, 410 P.BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 111, 672 P.GILLULY, J, 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 173, 171.STOKES, W.L., 1963, GEOLOGIC MAP OF NORTHWESTERN UTAH; WILLIAM AND HEINTZ MAP CORPORATION, WASHINGTON 27, D.C.