Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver
TertiaryGold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlOre Deposits Are Located In Veins & Carbonate Replacements Near Contact Zones Of Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsAnglesite, Aurichalcite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Hematite, Hemimorphite, Limonite, Smithsonite
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone,Dolomite · Limestone, Quartzites, Shales & Dolomites
Associated rockMonzonite,Granite · Intrusives, Monz, Monz Porp, Granite, Etc
StructureBasin & Range, Overthrusting Of Proterozoic Rocks Over Paleozoic. Area Forms Steep Homocline Striking N-S.
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationLimonite, Hemitite, Marble
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10020291
MRDS IDDC12938
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.83801, -112.40413
References
STRINGHAM, B F, 1942, MINERALIZATION IN THE WEST TINTIC DISTRICT, GSA BULL, V 53, NO 2PERRY, L I & MCARTHY, B, 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SS #22CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 03-21-19581920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP 1111945 RECON HOBBS, S W, USGS OPEN FILE RPT1961 COMPILE USBM INFORMATION CIRC 8014EVERTS, M L, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SUR