Description
George P. Spor (Delta, Ut)
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryUranium, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE
Ore controlAlong Pipes And Veins In Favorable Replacement Carbonates & In Brecciated Fault Zones
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Fluoride Dolomite;Fish Haven Dolomite
Associated rockRhyolite · Por. Rhyolitic Member Of Spor Mtn Formation;Umio Stratified Tuff Member Of Topaz Mtn. Rhyolite
StructureBasin & Range, An East Trending Fault That Dips 60 Deg. S. And Truncates The Fluoride Pipe.
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationClay Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1944
Discovery year1941
Identification
Deposit ID10020430
MRDS IDDC13215
Alternate namesOriginal Spar
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.71577, -113.17443
References
SRC.REF: USGS PP 415BULLOCK, 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-1176STAATZ, 1964, BULLOCK, 1976