Utah · Garfield County
Occurrence

Hite

Garfield County, Utah, United States
GoldPlatinum
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Description

Cas Hite

Commodities
PrimaryGold
TertiaryPlatinum
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStream Placer
Model119: Placer Au-PGE
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formSTREAM SEDIMENT DEPOSITS
Ore controlStream Hydraulics
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Platinum
GangueGarnet, Hematite, Ilmenite, Magnetite, Zircon
Geology
Host rockGravel
Tectonic settingColorado Plateau
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1883
Identification
Deposit ID10038177
MRDS IDM045475
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.81388, -110.45572
References
DAY, D.T., AND RICHARDS, R.H., 1906, USEFUL MINERALS IN THE BLACK SANDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES, CALENDAR YEAR 1905: P. 1216.O'NEILL, J.J., AND GUNNING, H.C., 1934, OCCURRENCES OF PLATINUM METALS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES, UNITED STATES, IN PLATINUM AND ALLIED METAL DEPOSITS OF CANADA: CANADA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ECONOMIC GEOLOGY REPORT 13, P. 139.HUNT, C.B., AVERITT, PAUL, AND MILLER, R.L., 1953, GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY OF THE HENRY MOUNTAINS REGION, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 228, P. 221.JOHNSON, M.G., 1973, PLACER GOLD DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1357, P. 4.GREGORY, H.E., AND MOORE, R.C., 1931, THE KAIPAROWITS REGION, A GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF PARTS OF UTAH AND ARIZONA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROFESSIONAL PAPER 164, P. 147.