Description
Tass & Rex Claridge (Elko, Nev.)
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryUranium, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody form3 ORE PIPES
Ore controlFavorable Carbonate Beds
Geology
Host rockDolomite,Chert · Lost Sheep Dolomite (Host);Harrisite Dolomite;Bell Hill Dolomite
Associated rockPlutonic Rock · Intrusive Plugs
StructureBasin & Range, Spor Mtn Is A Fault Block Feature That Has Been Lifed In Trap-Door Fashion With The Hinge On The West Side
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationMontmorillanite Clay
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1950 - 1958 , 1970 - 1974
First production1948
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID10020295
MRDS IDDC12946
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.75911, -113.19721
References
BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110.STAATZ, M.H., & OSTERWALD, F.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE THOMAS RANGE FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, JUAB COUNTY: USGS BULL. 1069.STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP 415.STAATZ, M.H., AND WILMARTH, V.R., & BAUER, H.L., JR., 1951, RADIOACTIVE FLUORITE IN THE THOMAS RANGE, JUAB CO., UT: USGS TEI #136, 88 P.1959 RECON STAATZ USGS B 10691964 RECON STAATZ USGS PP 4151979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY USGS MAP 1176BULLOCK, 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.