Utah · Tooele County
Occurrence

Imperial Deposit Prospect

Tooele County, Utah, United States
GoldCopperLead
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Commodities
TertiaryGold, Copper, Lead
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeContact Metasomatic
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR
Ore controlLimestone-Qtz. Monzonite Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Jarosite, Malachite
GangueGarnet
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Limestone · Aquirrh Formation;Manning Canyon Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite,Granite · Quartz Monzonite; Aplite Dikes
StructureBasin And Range
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationBleaching, Recrystall G Ization, Silication Of Ls.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1888
Identification
Deposit ID10094494
MRDS IDD008382
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.17021, -113.83891
References
MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1980, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEYNOLAN, T. B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 177.U.S. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, 1980, MINERAL SURVEY NO. 4388: STATE OFFICE, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, T. B., PROF. PAPER 177, P1.