Utah · Box Elder County
Occurrence

Quartzite Canyon

Box Elder County, Utah, United States
Copper
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Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formSHEET-LIKE, STAINS ON FRACTURES AND BEDDING
Ore controlFissure Veins
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite
GangueHematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Laketown Dolomite
Structure3 Ne Trending Fissures
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationBleaching
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088422
MRDS IDDB02040
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.26686, -114.03058
References
BLUE, D. M., 1960 , GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE LUCIN MINING DISTRICT, BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH AND ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS.DOELLING, H. H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.1973 MINEMAP UTAH GEOL & MINERAL SURVE