Description
D.Searle, H.J. Rutherford (Delta, Utah)
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryUranium
TertiaryVanadium, Beryllium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPE
Ore controlAlong Pipes & Veins In Favorable Replacement Carbontes & In Brecciated Fault Zones
Materials
GangueBertrandite, Carnotite
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Dolomite · Bell Hill Dolomite;Floride Dolomite
StructureBasin & Range, Beds In Spor Mtn Block Strike N32e & Dip 32-42 Deg. Nw, Numerous Branching Faults That Are Difficult To Trace Unless They Contain Breccia
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationClay Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Discovery year1949
Identification
Deposit ID10069423
MRDS IDW006952
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.73327, -113.23415
References
BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 110, P. 31-38STAATZ, M.H., AND OSTERWALD, F.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE THOMAS RANGE FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, JUAB CO., UT: USGS BULL. 1069, 97 P.STAATZ, M.H., & CARR, W., 1964, GEOLOGY & MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE COUNTIES, UT: USGS PP. 415.STAATZ, M.H., AND WILMARTH, V.R., & BAUER, H.L., JR., 1951, RADIOACTIVE FLUORITE IN THE THOMAS RANGE, JUAB CO., UT: USGS TEI # 136, 88 P.COCHRAN, K.L., 1952, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, UTAH, IDAHO, AND COLORADO ADJACENT AND TRIBUTARY TO FACILITIES OF THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY: UNION AND PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY, LOS ANGLES, CALIFORNIA, 78 P.1951 DIREXPL US AEC RECON STUDIES, DRILLING1959 RECON STAATZ USGS B 10691964 RECON STAATZ USGS PP 4151979 DIREXPL ENERGY FUELS- DRILLING1979 GEOMAP LINDSEY USGS MAP I 1176BULLOCK C.K., 1976, FLOURITE OCCURENCES IN UTAH: UT. GEOL MIN, SURVEY