Utah · Piute County
Past Producer

Vega Poison Shaft

Piute County, Utah, United States
UraniumFluorine-Fluorite
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Description

D. L. (Poison) Atherly

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
WorkingsUnderground
Geology
Host rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockVolcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Pre Belknap Volcanics
StructureGlass Dikes
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1952
Discovery year1951
Identification
Deposit ID10088087
MRDS IDDB00559
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.49358, -112.22189
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