Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlIntrusive-Limestone Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Diopside, Epidote, Magnetite, Phlogopite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Andesite,Lamprophyre
StructurePioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt, Ene Striking Faults, E-W Striking Andesite And Lamprophyre Dikes
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationBleaching, Contact Metasomatism
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088828
MRDS IDM058917
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.35635, -113.10608
References
LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MILFORD QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-1471, SCALE 1:48,000.STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMSABOU-ZIED, S., AND WHELAN, J.A., 1973, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE MILFORD FLAT QUADRANGLE, STAR DISTRICT, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 46