Description
Robert And Terry Steele, Nephi, Utah
Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Thallium, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNorth-Trending Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsGold, Parapierrotite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Opex;
StructureSevier Fold And Thrust Belt, North-South Striking Faults That Terminate To The South Against A Prominent Northwest-Striking Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationSilicification And Minor Bleaching
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1987
Identification
Deposit ID10088973
MRDS IDRE00150
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.07633, -112.60275
References
MOORE, W.J., AND SORENSEN, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TOOELE 1X2 QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MISCELLANEOUS INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1132, SCALE 1:250,000.COHENOUR, R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 63, 201P.EDENHARTER, A., AND PETERS, T., 1979, HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS OF SULFOSALTS CONTAINING TL: Z. KRISTALLOGR., VOL. 150, NO. 1-4, PP. 169-180.