Commodities
PrimaryTungsten, Beryllium
SecondaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlA N10-15e System Of Discontinuous Bifurcating Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBeryl, Fluorite, Scheelite
GangueLimonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockMarble,Schist · Pioche Shale;Prospect Mtn. Quartzite;Goshute Canyon Formation;Abercrombie Formation
Associated rockGranite · Ibapah Stock;Rhyolite Dikes
StructureBasin & Range, Tilted Fault Block That Dips 20-45 Deg. W. And Faults That Trend N-Nw & W-Nw
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10087493
MRDS IDD007552
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.76244, -113.88084
References
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