Utah · Iron County
Occurrence

Shaft Near Silver Canyon

Iron County, Utah, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockAsh-Flow Tuff · Condor Canyon Formation Of The Quichapa Group;
StructureEast-West Striking Timpahute Lineament, Delamar-Iron Springs Igneous Belt, N20w Striking Fractures
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationArgillization, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10055133
MRDS IDRE00111
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.67858, -113.4458
References
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ANTELOPE RANGE MINING DISTRICT: UGMS, PUBLICATION IN PROGRESSPERRY, L.I., 1979: ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES