Description
E. Wilden, A. Wilden, T.A. Claridge
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryUranium, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE
Ore controlAlong Pipes And Veins In Favorable Replacement Carbonates & In Brecciated Fault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueBertrandite, Carnotite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fish Haven Dolomite
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite · Por. Rhyolitic Intrusive Breccia;Umio Stratified Tuff Member Of Topaz Mtn. Rhyolite
StructureBasin & Range, 3 Pipes Are Bounded By 2 Intersecting Faults. The W. Fault Strikes N 65 W, The E. Fault Strikes N 15 W At 45 Ne
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationClay Alteration In Pockets.
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID10020302
MRDS IDDC12953
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.74661, -113.18026
References
BULLOCK, K. C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110STAATZ, M. H., & OSTERWALD, F. W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE THOMAS RANGE FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, JUAB COUNTY: USGS BULL. 1069STAATZ, M. H., AND CARR, W. J., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP 415STAATZ, 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.COCHRAN, K.L., 1952, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, UTAH, IDAHO, AND COLORADO ADJACENT AND TRIBUTARY TO FACILITIES OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY: UNION AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, LOS ANGLES, CALIFORNIA, 78 P.1951 DIREXPL US AEC TEI-1361959 RECON STAATZ, USGS BULL. 10691964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 4151979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D.A., USGS MAP-I-1176BULLOCK, 1976, STAATZ, 1964