Utah · Piute County
Past Producer

Freedom, Farmerjohn, Wilhelm

Piute County, Utah, United States
UraniumFluorine-FluoriteMolybdenum
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Description

Pratt Seegmiller

Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Fluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFlourite, Veins, Joint Intersections
Materials
GangueAlunite, Marcasite, Opal, Pyrite, Pyrolusite
Geology
Host rockMonzonite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite,Granite
Associated rockMonzonite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate),Rhyolite,Granite · Mt. Belknap Volcanics;Central Intrusive;Pre Belknap
StructureMonarch Fault, Bullion Fault, Cloys Fault, Gloss Dikes, No. 1 And 2 Veins, Contact
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Transition
AlterationArgillic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Discovery year1948
Identification
Deposit ID10088073
MRDS IDDB00524
Alternate namesBullion Monarch
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.49997, -112.21856
References
KERR, P. F., AND OTHERS, 1967 , MARYSVALE, UTAH URANIUM DEPOSITS, AIME GRATON-SALES, VOL. 2 , P. 1020 - 1041 .KERR, P. F., 1957 , THE MARYSVALE, UTAH URANIUM AREA: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER #64 , P. 1 - 212 .DASCH, M. D., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN AND WESTERN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDE BOOK #21 .BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 .TRIMBLE L. M., 1978