Utah · Juab County
Past Producer

Meteor Mine

Juab County, Utah, United States
LeadSilverZincCopperGold
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Commodities
PrimaryLead
SecondarySilver
TertiaryZinc, Copper, Gold
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlAlong Fracture Zones Near A Concealed Intrusive
Materials
Ore mineralsCerargyrite, Galena
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Bell Hill Dolomite
Associated rockRhyolite · Rhyolite Dike
StructureBasin & Range/Sevier Orogenic Structures Including A Ne Trending Asymmetrical Anticline, The Juab Fault Zone & Other Fractures Which Strike N70w & East-West
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098070
MRDS IDDC13180
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.85661, -113.45055
References
PERRY, L.I., & MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE RPT. #22.HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZN DEPOSITS OF UT: USGS BULL. 1135-BOLIVEIRA, M.E., 1975, GEOLOGY OF FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22, PT. 1CHRISTENSEN, W.J., 1977, FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 1111963 RECON HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL. 1135-B1975 RECON BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 221976 RECON UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FR #22EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SUR.