Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracture Zone Hosting Vein
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite
GangueLimonite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAsh-Flow Tuff
Associated rockAsh-Flow Tuff · Intracauldron Unit Of The Wah Wah Springs Tuff Member Of The Needles Range Formation
StructurePioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt., Fracture Zone At N 60 W 71 Ne To Vertical
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationPropylitic And Weak Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088830
MRDS IDM058927
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.15302, -113.85138
References
GRANT, S.K., AND BEST, M.G., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE PINTO SPRINGS AND PART OF THE ATCHISON CREEK QUADRANGLES, BEAVER AND IRON COUNTIES, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN FILE REPORT 79-1656.SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS