Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNortheastern Striking Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale · Tintic Quartzite;Big Cottonwood Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Dioritic Dikes
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Cordilleran Hingeline, Northeast Striking Fissures
Tectonic settingCordilleran Hingeline, Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10014880
MRDS IDD011957
Alternate namesBog Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.55272, -111.618
References
CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 201.BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 111.BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. MAP GQ-534