Commodities
PrimarySilver, Copper, Lead
SecondaryZinc, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFissure Veins, Fault Zones, Igneous-Sedimentary Contacts
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Siderite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Navajo Sandstone
Associated rockLatite · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
StructureDome, Small Discontinuous Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range - Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationLimonitic, Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10015224
MRDS IDDB00527
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.4108, -112.34189
References
SRC.REF: 2 FOOT TO 4 FOOT CHIP SAMPLES IN QUARTZ VEIN, QUARTZITE, & TUFFEVANS, M. T., 1953 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE GREAT WESTERN MINE, MARYSVALE REGION, UTAH: COMPASS OF SIGMA GAMMA EPSILON, P. 102 - 108 .CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 41 - 44 .BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 , P. 68 .PERRY, L. I., 1978