Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlBedding
Materials
Ore mineralsHalloysite, Kaolinite
GangueGypsum, Hematite
Geology
Host rockTuff,Basalt
Associated rockTuff,Basalt · Tuff Member Of The Quartz Latite Of Squaw Peak
StructureSevier Orogenic Belt, Pioche Mineral Belt
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationAdvanced Argillic (Extreme Acid Leaching)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088825
MRDS IDM058904
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.40135, -113.28359
References
LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FRISCO QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-724, SCALE 1:48,000SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMSSTRINGHAM, B., 1964, ALTERATION AREA SOUTH OF THE HORN SILVER MINE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 9