Description
Robaert And Terry Steele, Nephi, Utah
Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlWnw-Striking Granodiorite Dike And Fault
Materials
Ore mineralsGalena
GangueCalcite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Undivided Middle Cambrian Limestone;5;
Associated rockDiorite · Granodiorite;Andesite & Latite Flow (Host);
StructureDeep Creek-Tintic District Mineral Belt, Wnw-Striking Fault
Tectonic settingBasin-Range Extension, Sevier Foreland Fold And Thrust Belt
AlterationIntense Propylitic Alteration Of Granodiorite Dike, Bleaching Of Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1978
Identification
Deposit ID10055193
MRDS IDRE00259
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.82716, -112.90803
References
SHUBAT, M.A., 1987, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL OCCURRENCES OF NORTHERN KEG MOUNTAIN, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH, IN KOPP, R.S., AND COHENOUR, R.E., EDS., CENOZOIC GEOLOGY OF WESTERN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION PUBLICATION 16, P. 451-462.MORRIS, H.T., 1978, UNPROSPECTED ZONE OF PYRITIC ALTERATION IN WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 78-791.MORRIS, H.T., 1987, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE DELTA 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, JUAB, MILLARD, AND UTAH COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 87-185.