Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlOre Deposits Are Located In Veins & Carbonate Replacements Near Contact Of Allah Quartzite
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueCalcite, Quartz, Wollastonite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Limestone,Dolomite · Limestone, Quartzites, Shales & Dolomites;Allah Quartzite
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
AlterationContact Metamorphism & Assoc Minerals
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1917
Identification
Deposit ID10020293
MRDS IDDC12941
Alternate namesImperial-Lead
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.83439, -112.38691
References
STRINGHAM, B.F., 1942, MINERALIZATION IN THE WEST TINTIC DISTRICT, GSA BULL., V. 53, NO. 2.PERRY, L.I. & MCCARTHY, B., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY SS #22CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 09-26-19621920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111945 RECON HOBBS, S.W., USGS OPEN FILE RPT1961 COMPILE USBM INFORMATION CIRC. 8014EVERTS, M.L., ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.