Utah · Box Elder County
Occurrence

Desolate Point

Box Elder County, Utah, United States
CopperTungsten
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Commodities
TertiaryCopper, Tungsten
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR-TABULAR
Ore controlQtz Monzonite,-Quartzite Contact.
Materials
Ore mineralsMalachite, Powellite, Scheelite
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartzite · Eureka Quartzite
Associated rockMonzonite · Crater Island Stock
Tectonic settingMiogeosyncline
AlterationLimonitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10094358
MRDS IDD005381
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.05298, -113.74168
References
BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PAPER III.SCHAEFFER, F.E., AND ANDERSON, W.L., 1960, GEOLOGY OF THE SILVER ISLAND MOUNTAINS BOX ELDER AND TOOELE COUNTIES AND ELKO COUNTY, NEVADA: UTAH GEOLOGICAL BULL. 15.DOELLING, H.H., IN PREPARATION, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF BOX ELDER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN.THIS REVIEW