Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlShear Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueCalcite, Limonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite
StructurePioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt, Shear Zone At N 75 E, 63nw
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10042326
MRDS IDM058918
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.35413, -113.0783
References
LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MILFORD QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1471, SCALE 1:48,000.STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMSABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 46