Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryLead
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFault Zone That Seperates Carbonate Rocks From Quartzite. The Zone Parallels The Main Fault (N 5-10 E)
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Fluorite, Galena, Malachite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Prospect Mountain Quartzite;
StructureBasin And Range, N10e Fault
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1897
Identification
Deposit ID10055138
MRDS IDRE00144
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.00022, -113.2036
References
STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS AND DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB AND TOOELE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 415.BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110.USBM RI-4143, 1947