Utah · Iron County
Occurrence

Southernmost Newcastle Area Prospects

Iron County, Utah, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockConglomerate,Limestone · Claron Formation;
Associated rockAndesite
StructureDelamar-Iron Springs Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt, Wnw Striking Fault With Oligocene Andesite To North And Claron Formation To South
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationBleaching
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055129
MRDS IDRE00104
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.63386, -113.5547
References
GALYARDT, GARY L., 1977, UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NEWCASTLE KGRA AND VICINITYSHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILESPERRY, L.I., 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES