Commodities
PrimaryCopper
TertiaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlMargins Of Intrusives, Fracture Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Magnetite, Malachite
GangueActinolite, Antlerite, Chlorite, Epidote, Pyrite, Talc, Tremolite, Vesuvianite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone
Associated rockDiorite · Clayton Peak Stock;Alta Stock
StructureUinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hinge Line, Several Fracture Sets Present At N20w, 80sw, S85w, 90
Tectonic settingCordilleran Hinge Line, Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationOxidation, Skarn Development
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1875
Identification
Deposit ID10094708
MRDS IDD011941
Alternate namesHilton and Dobie Prospect
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.59994, -111.59634
References
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS, AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD MINING DISTRICT, SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. NO. 114.CALKINS, F.C., AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 201.BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER, NO. 111.BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534