Commodities
PrimarySilver, Gold, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlN 45 W Fault And Along Contact Of North Trending Lamprophyre Dike
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Gold, Plumbojarosite
GangueBarite, Calcite, Jarosite, Sericite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Great Blue Limestone
Associated rockLamprophyre
StructureJust West Of The Axis Of The Ophir Anticline
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10088436
MRDS IDDC12224
Alternate namesZella Group
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.36077, -112.25386
References
GILLULY, J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 173.BISSELL, H.J., (ED.), 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE SOUTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAINS AND FIVEMILE PASS-NORTHERN BOULTER MOUNTAIN AREA: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK 14.USBM MINERAL YEARBOOK 1935, 1939 AND 1940HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES-PART 2, UTAH: USGS BULLETIN 1135-B, P. 62.GILLULY, J., 1932, P.141