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Magnesite Hill Prospect

Juab County, Utah, United States
MagnesiteFluorine-Fluorite
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Commodities
PrimaryMagnesite
SecondaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlAlong Fracture Zones Near A Concealed Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Magnesite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Bell Hill Dolomite
Associated rockRhyolite · Rhyolite Dike
StructureBasin & Range/Sevier Orogenic Structures Including A Ne Trending Asymmetrical Anticline, The Juab Fault Zone & Other Fractures Which Strike N70w & East-West
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationMarble
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Identification
Deposit ID10041800
MRDS IDM057580
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.8655, -113.46583
References
PERRY, L.I., & MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE RPT. #22.HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZN DEPOSITS OF UT: USGS BULL. 1135-BOLIVEIRA, M.E., 1975, GEOLOGY OF FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22, PT. 1CHRISTENSEN, W.J., 1977, FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111963 RECON HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL. 1135-B1975 RECON BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 221976 COMPILE UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 1101976 RECON UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FR #22EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.