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Piute County, Utah, United States
Aluminum
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Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore controlVein
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite
Geology
Host rockLatite
Associated rockLatite · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
StructureLand Slide
Tectonic settingBasin & Range - Colorado Plateau Transition
AlterationAlunitization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10015218
MRDS IDDB00515
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.39803, -112.26356
References
THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE US: US BUR. OF MINES REPT. INV. 3561 .CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 86 - 89E. CALLAGHAN, 1973