Utah · Iron County
Occurrence

Shaft Near Silver Canyon

Iron County, Utah, United States
Copper
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Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAsh-Flow Tuff
Associated rockAsh-Flow Tuff · Condor Canyon Formation Of The Quichapa Group
StructureEast-West Striking Timpahute Lineament, Delamar-Iron Springs Igneous Belt, N 20 W Striking Fractures
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationArgillization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042304
MRDS IDM058847
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.67858, -113.4458
References
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ANTELOPE RANGE MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, PUBLICATION IN PROGRESS.PERRY, L.I., 1979: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY FILES