Description
George P Spor (Delta, Ut)
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryUranium, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
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;Swan Peak Quartzite
Associated rockRhyolite · Por. Rhyolitic Member Of Spor Mtn Formation;Umio Stratified Tuff Member Of Topaz Mtn. Rhyolite
StructureBasin & Range, Numerous Branching Faults That Are Difficult To Trace Unless They Contain Breccia
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationClay Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10041796
MRDS IDM057575
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.73077, -113.17332
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.1951 DIREXPL US AECCOCHRAN, K L, 1952, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF CALIF, NEV, UTAH, IDAHO, & COLORADO ADJACENT & TRIBUTARY TO FACILITIES OF THE UNION PACIFIC RR CO: UPRC, LOS ANGLES CALIF, 78 P.1959 RECON STAATZ, USGS BULL 10691964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 4151979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D A, USGS MAP-I-1176BULLOCK, 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110