Utah · Tooele County
Occurrence

Ekker Tungsten Prospect

Tooele County, Utah, United States
Tungsten
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Commodities
PrimaryTungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR, LENTICULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsWolframite
GangueBiotite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGranite
StructureBasin And Range
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationGreisenization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088980
MRDS IDRE00177
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.93855, -112.52663
References
COHENOUR, R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES: UGMS BULL. 63, P. 118HANSEN, L.A., 1981, GEOLOGIC MAP IN UNPATENTED MINING CLAIM FILE 182633, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, UTAH STATE OFFICE, SALT LAKE CITYMEEVES, H.C., NONPEGMATITIC BERYLLIUM OCCURRENCES: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6828, P. 49-50MESSENGER, H.M. III, 1981, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS; REF. 5 GRIFFITTS, W.R., 1969, BERYLLIUM, IN MINERAL AND WATER RESOURCES OF UTAH: UGMS BULL. 73; REF. 6 HARRIS, DEVERLE, 1958, THE GEOLOGY OF THE DUTCH PEAK AREA, SHEEPROCK RANGE, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH: UNPUBL. M.S. THESIS, BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIV.; REF. 7 U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1961, SHEEPROCK BERYL: MINERAL PROPERTY FILE 8.32, UNPUBL. OPEN-FILE REPT.COHENOUR, R.E., 1959, P. 118