Utah · Beaver County
Occurrence

Elephant Back South Prospect

Beaver County, Utah, United States
Manganese
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Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlBrecciation, Fracturing
Materials
Ore mineralsWad
GangueCalcite, Hematite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Fillmore
StructurePioche-Marysvale Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt, Fracturing And Brecciation, Possibly In A N-S Trenching Zone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationRecrystallization Of Limestone
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088827
MRDS IDM058913
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.35913, -113.84332
References
BEST, M.G., GRANT, S.K., AND HOLMES, R.D., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MINERS CABIN WASH AND BUCKHORN SPRING QUADRANGLES, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1612.SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS