Commodities
PrimaryLead, Zinc, Copper, Manganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlProximity To Intrusive, Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsHemimorphite, Malachite
GangueHematite, Kaolinite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Alluvium · Tailsman Quartzite (Host)
StructureBasin & Range Colorado Plateau Transition, Star Range
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline (Cordilleran)
AlterationKaolinitization, Hematitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10087099
MRDS IDD004706
Alternate namesSundown Claims 1 & 2
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.36552, -113.08052
References
ABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DIST, BEAVER CO. UT: UT GEOL & MIN SURVEY SPEC. STUDY 46BAER, J.L., 1962, GEOLOGY OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B.Y.U. GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 9, PT. 2, P. 29-52.BAER, J.L., 1973, SUMMARY OF THE STRATAGRAPHY AND STRUCTURE OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. ASSOC. PUBL. NO. 3 P. 6PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT. NO. 221913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP # 801920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP # 1111962 GEOLMAP BAER, J.L., B.Y.U. GEOL. STUDIES V.91963 COMPILE HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL 1135-BBAETCKE, G. B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIV. OF UT. P. HD. THESIS.1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL. # 31973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES # 46EVERTS, M.L. 1979, GEOLOGIST