Utah · Uintah County
Occurrence
Desert Queen
Uintah County, Utah, United States
Rock Asphalt
Copper
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Description
George Hackford, Thomas V. Reynolds Jr., Kelly B. Hall
Commodities
Tertiary
Rock Asphalt, Copper
Commodity type
M
Deposit
Deposit size
N
Workings
Surface
Orebody form
TABULAR
Materials
Ore minerals
Gilsonite, Malachite
Gangue
Mica
Geology
Host rock
Mudstone,Sandstone · Uinta Formation
Structure
Uinta Basin
Tectonic setting
Stable Platform
Economic & production
Development status
Occurrence
Discovery year
1967
Identification
Deposit ID
10015185
MRDS ID
DB00384
Region
NA
Data score
C
Coordinates
40.01829, -109.65322
References
PRUITT, R.G., JR., 1961 , THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF UINTAH COUNTY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 71