Commodities
PrimaryUranium, Beryllium, Fluorine-Fluorite
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formLENSE
Ore controlQuartz, Chlorite, Kaolinite, Feldspars, Calcite
Materials
Ore mineralsBertrandite, Fluorite, Uranophane
Geology
Host rockClay, Mud,Sand and Gravel · Alluvium And Colluvium, Unconsolidated;
Associated rockTuff,Rhyolite · Rhyolite Tuff;
StructureBasin-Range
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088996
MRDS IDRE00236
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.70577, -113.58777
References
MONTOYA, J.W., BAUR, G.S., AND WILSON, S.R., 1963, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF BERYLLIUM BEARING TUFF, HONEYCOMB HILLS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6408STAATZ, M.H., AND BAUER, H.L.,JR., 1950, PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE URANIUM PROSPECT AT THE SPIDER #1 CLAIM, HONEYCOMB HILLS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: U.S.A.E.C. REPORT TEM-165.MCNAULTY, W.N., AND LEVINSON, A.A., 1964, RARE ALKALI AND BERYLLIUM MINERALIZATION IN VOLCANIC TUFFS HONEYCOMB HILLS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 59.BISHOP, C.E., AND MOHAMMAD, HASAN, 1987, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.