Commodities
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracture Zone At N 20 W
Materials
Ore mineralsChrysocolla
GangueCalcite, Hematite, Limonite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAndesite
Associated rockAndesite
StructurePioche Mineral Belt, Blue Ribbon Lineament, Sevier Orogenic Belt, N 20 W Striking Fracture Zone
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Extension.
AlterationPropylitic, Argillic, Silicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10095651
MRDS IDM058921
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.17303, -112.89329
References
ERICKSON, M.P., AND DASCH, J.E., 1969, VOLCANIC STRATIGRAPHY, MAGNETIC DATA AND ALTERATION, GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE JARLOOSE MINING DISTRICT, SOUTH OF MINERSVILLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UGMS MAP NO. 26SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS.STEVEN, T.A., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1984, MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE RICHFIELD 1X2 QUADRANGLE, WEST-CENTRAL UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 84-521.