Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlBedding
Materials
Ore mineralsHalloysite, Kaolinite
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff · Tuff Member Of The Quartz Latite Of Squaw Peak
StructurePioche Mineral Belt
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationAdvanced Argillic Alteration (Extreme Acid Leaching)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042321
MRDS IDM058907
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.39468, -113.2897
References
LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FRISCO QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-724, SCALE 1:48,000SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMSSTRINGHAM, B., 1964, ALTERATION AREA SOUTH OF THE HORN SILVER MINE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 9