Commodities
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlIntrusive-Fault Contact
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla, Malachite
GangueMagnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone · Orr Formation
Associated rockDiorite · Cactus Stock
StructurePioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt, Nw Striking Fault
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension
AlterationContact Metasomatism, Bleaching
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10095650
MRDS IDM058910
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.46302, -113.28581
References
LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FRISCO QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-724, SCALE 1:48,000SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMSSTRINGHAM, B., 1967, HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION NEAR THE HORN SILVER MINE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC STUDIES NO. 16.