Utah · Piute County
Past Producer

Sunnyside-Vca Shaft Workings

Piute County, Utah, United States
UraniumFluorine-FluoriteMolybdenum
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Description

Lane Bertleson

Commodities
PrimaryUranium
TertiaryFluorine-Fluorite, Molybdenum
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeVein
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formPINCH AND SWELL
Ore controlFractures, Faults
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite, Uraninite
Geology
Host rockMonzonite,Granite
Associated rockMonzonite,Granite · Central Intrusive
StructureBullion Fault, Cloys Fault, Seegmiller Vein, Bertleson Vein.
Tectonic settingBasin And Range Transition
AlterationArgillic Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1950
Discovery year1950
Identification
Deposit ID10097962
MRDS IDDB00555
Alternate namesEtta
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.49803, -112.21467
References
KERR, P. F., AND OTHERS, 1967 , MARYSVALE, UTAH URANIUM DEPOSITS, AIME GRATON-SALES, VOL. 2 , P. 1020 - 1041 .KERR, P. F., 1957 , THE MARYSVALE, UTAH URANIUM AREA: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPER # 64 , P. 1 - 212 .DASCH, M. D., 1967 , URANIUM DEPOSITS OF NORTHEASTERN AND WESTERN UTAH, UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDE BOOK # 21 .BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 .TRIMBLE, L. M., 1978