Commodities
TertiaryTitanium, Metal, Zirconium, Thorium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeFossil Placer
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLENS
Ore controlFossil Beach Sand
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Zircon
GangueMagnetite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockSandstone · John Henry Member Straight Cliffs Formation
StructureEast Flank Alvey Syncline.
Tectonic settingStable Platform
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10015475
MRDS IDDB01247
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.68082, -111.60825
References
DOW, V. T., AND BATTY, J. V., 1961 , RECONNAISSANCE OF TITANIFEROUS SANDSTONE DEPOSITS OF UTAH, WYOMING, NEW MEXICO, AND COLORADO: USBM REPT. INV. 5860 .DOELLING, H. H., 1975 , GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF GARFIELD COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 107 .1961 RECON USBM RI 5860 .1975 RECON USMS - BULL. 107 , P. 144 - 146 .