Description
Robert And Terry Steele, Nephi, Utah
Commodities
PrimaryAntimony, Thallium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlNorth-Trending Fractures
Materials
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Other materialsParapierrotite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Opex;
StructureSevier Fold And Thrust Belt, N-S Striking Faults That Terminate To The South Against A Prominent N-W Striking Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationSilicification, Minor Bleaching
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1987
Identification
Deposit ID10088993
MRDS IDRE00223
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.07633, -112.60164
References
MOORE, W.J., AND SORENSON, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TOOELE 1 DEGREE BY 2 DEGREE QUADRANGLE, TOOELE, UTAH: USGS MISC. INVESTIGATIONS MAP I-1132, SCALE 1:250000COHENOUR, R.E., 1959, SHEEPROCK MOUNTAINS, TOOELE AND JUAB COUNTIES, UTAH: UGMS BULL. 63, 201 P.EDENHARTER, A., AND PETERS, T., 1979, HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS OF SULFOSALTS CONTAINING TL:Z. KRISTALLOGR., VOL. 150, NO. 1-4, P. 169-180.A SAMPLE CONTAINING PARAPIERROTITE WAS COLLECTED BY THE UGMS AND CONTAINED: 5 PPB AU, >5000 PPB HG, <20 PPM BA, 21 PPM CU, 255 PPM PB, 186 PPM ZN, 8 PPM MO, <0.5 PPM AG, <1 PPM CO, 13 PPM NI, 166 PPM CR, 286 PPM MN, < 10 PPM W, < 5 PPM SE, < 2 PPM BI, 210 PPM HS, > 2000 PPM SB, > 100 PPM TL