Commodities
PrimaryCopper
SecondaryLead
TertiaryZinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEIN
Ore controlJoints And Fissures
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GanguePyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockShale,Limestone,Chert · Mowitza Shale;Guilmette Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Diorite
StructureColorado Plateau/Basin & Range Transition Zone, Cordilleran Hingeline
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationMarble
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10087225
MRDS IDD005776
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.33107, -113.15441
References
ABOU-ZIED, S, AND WHELAN, J, A, 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER CO, UT, UGMS SPEC S 46GEOLOGY OF THE MILFORD AREA, 1973, IN UGA PUBL #3.PERRY, L, I, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL & MIN SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT #22.BAER, J L, 1962, GEOL OF THE STAR RANGE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: B Y U STUDIES, V 9, PART 2, P 29-52.1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80BAETCKE, G B, 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIV OF UTAH P HD THESIS.1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #1111962 GEOLMAP BAER, J L, BYU STUDIES V 91963 COMPILE HEYL, A V, USGS BULL 1135-B1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL #31973 GEOLMAP UGMS SS #46EVERTS, M L, 1979, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT GEOL AND MIN SURV