Utah · Iron County
Occurrence

Prospect South of Newcastle

Iron County, Utah, United States
Copper
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Commodities
PrimaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracture Zone
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite
GangueCalcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
StructureDelamar-Iron Springs Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt, Fracture Zone, Nw Striking Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
AlterationPropylitic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10095645
MRDS IDM058841
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.64553, -113.55387
References
GALYARDT, GARY L., 1977, UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE NEWCASTLE KGRA AND VICINITYSHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILESPERRY, L.I., 1979, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES