Description
W.C. & S.M. Dalton, Parowan, Ut
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
TertiaryQuartz, Calcium
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metamorphic
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR/PINCH & SWELL
Ore controlNw Trending Fault Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDiorite,Andesite · Needles Range Formation
StructureBasin & Range, Indian Peak Range
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationFault Gouge, Breccia
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1941
Discovery year1937
Identification
Deposit ID10069424
MRDS IDW006953
Alternate namesSpar #1, Spar #2Spar
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.21663, -113.83415
References
BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UGMS BULL. 110, P. 18-20.EVERETT, F.D., & WILSON, S.R., 1950 INVESTIGATION OF J.B. FLUORITE DEPOSIT, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: USBM RI 4726, 11. PEVERETT, F. D. AND WILSON, S. R., 1951, INVESTIGATION OF THE COUGAR SPAR FLUORSPAR DEPOSIT, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U. S. BU MINES REP OF INVES 4820COCHRAN, 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.1945 GEOLMAP THURSTON W. R.1950 COMPILE USBM (SEE REF. #2)1954 GEOMAP THURSTON, W.R. USGS BULL 1005EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIST.THURSTON, W. R. ET AL, 1954, F. DEP. UTAH P. 49