Commodities
PrimaryKaolin
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formBLANKET
Ore controlBedding
Materials
Ore mineralsKaolinite
GangueGypsum, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockTuff
Associated rockTuff · Tuff Member Of The Quartz Latite Of Squaw Peak
StructurePioche Mineral Belt
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationAdvanced Argillic (Extreme Acid Leaching)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088826
MRDS IDM058906
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.4019, -113.28998
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, ALTERNATION AREA SOUTH OF THE HORN SILVER MINE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 9