Commodities
PrimaryAluminum
TertiaryKaolin
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR, irregular
Materials
Ore mineralsAlunite
GangueKaolinite
Geology
Host rockTuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockTuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Transition
AlterationAlunitization, Kaolinization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Production yearsnone
Discovery year1915
Identification
Deposit ID10088078
MRDS IDDB00537
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.48528, -112.09778
References
CALLAGHAN, 1973CALLAGHAN, E., 1973, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 111 - 114. [fig. 67 map is by M.E. Willard and P.D. Proctor, 1942]CALLAGHAN, E., 1938 , PRELIMINARY REPORT ON THE ALUNITE DEPOSITS OF THE MARYSVALE REGION, UTAH: USGS BULL. 886 - D, P. 131.THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 32, 38.TRIMBLE, LARRY M., 1978