Commodities
PrimaryLead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Zinc
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR VEINS
Ore controlNe Striking Fissures Near Granodiorite Stock
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Hematite, Limonite, Smithsonite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Toroweap Formation;Kaibab-Plympton Undiff
Associated rockDiorite,Salt · Granodiorite Intrusive Undiff
StructureBasin And Range Colorado Plateau Transition, Star Range With Ne Striking Fissures And Favorable Limestone Beds
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline (Cordilleran)
AlterationMarblization And Bleaching
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10087233
MRDS IDD005798
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.36024, -113.09941
References
ABOU-ZIED, S, AND WHELAN, JA, 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: BYU 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 22BAETCKE, G.B., 1969, STRATIGRAPHY OF THE STAR RANGE AND RECONNAISSANCE STUDY OF THREE SELECTED MINES: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PH. D. THESIS.1913 GEOLMAP BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #801920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #1111962 GEOLMAP BAER, J L, BYU GEOL STUDIES V 91963 COMPILE HEYL, A V, USGS BULL 1135-B1973 COMPILE UGA PUBL #31973 GEOLMAP UGMS SPECIAL STUDIES #46SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW OCT 3, 1925