Utah · Wasatch County
Occurrence

West Quincy Shaft

Wasatch County, Utah, United States
CopperSilver
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBedding Planes, Dikes
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone · Woodside Shale;Thaynes Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Flagstaff Mountain Stock;Clayton Peak Stock
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation, Bleaching, Contact Metamorphism
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10014895
MRDS IDD011991
Alternate namesJudge Group, United Park City Mines Co., West Quincy Property
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.60605, -111.518
References
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.D., CRITTENDEN, MD.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: US.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 77