Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlQuartz Veins, Fault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Navajo Sandstone
Associated rockLatite · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
StructureDome, North Trending Discontinuous Faults
Tectonic settingBasin And Range - Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1868
Identification
Deposit ID10088068
MRDS IDDB00511
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.4108, -112.33078
References
SRC.REF: 2 FOOT CHIP SAMPLE ACROSS QUARTZ VEINCALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREAS: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 33 - 36BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 , P. 67 - 68PERRY, L. I., 1978