Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Ore controlContact Between Quartzite Xenolith And Monzonite Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite
GangueGalena, Garnet, Hematite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite
Associated rockMonzonite · Bullion Canyon Volcanics
StructureRed Hills Caldera, Faulting, Fracturing
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Transition
AlterationHydrothermal, Chloritic
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10088364
MRDS IDDB01898
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.5158, -112.25967
References
KERR, P. F., AND OTHERS, 1957 ; MARYSVALE, UTAH, URANIUM AREA; GEOL. SOC. OF AMERICA SPEC. PAPER 64 , P. 1 - 2121957 COMPILE GSA SPEC. PAPER 6TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION.