Description
George P. Spor (Delta, Ut)
Commodities
PrimaryFluorine-Fluorite
SecondaryBeryllium, Uranium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formPIPE-LIKE
Ore controlAlong Pipes And Veins In Favorable Replacement Carbonates & In Brecciated Fault Zones
Materials
Ore mineralsFluorite
GangueBertrandite, Carnotite
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Bell Hill Dolomite (Host)
Associated rockRhyolite · Por. Rhyolitic Member Of Spor Mtn Formation;Umio Stratified Tuff Member Of Topaz Mtn. Rhyolite
StructureBasin & Range, Numerous Branching Faults That Are Difficult To Trace Unless They Contain Breccia
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationClay Alteration
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1953
Identification
Deposit ID10098477
MRDS IDM057574
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.73272, -113.17554
References
BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110STAATZ, M.H., & OSTERWALD, F.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE THOMAS RANGE FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, JUAB COUNTY: USGS BULL. 1069STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP 415STAATZ, M.H., AND WILMARTH, V.R., & BAUER, H.L., JR., 1951, RADIOACTIVE FLUORITE IN THE THOMAS RANGE, JUAB CO., UT: USGS TEI #136, 88 P.1951 DIREXPL US AECCOCHRAN, K.L., 1952, FLUORSPAR RESOURCES OF CALIF., NEV., UTAH, IDAHO, & COLORADO ADJACENT & TRIBUTARY TO FACILITIES OF THE UNION PACIFIC RR CO: UPRC, LOS ANGLES CALIF., 78 P.1959 RECON STAATZ, USGS BULL. 10691964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 4151979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D.A., USGS MAP-I-1176BULLOCK, 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL 110BULLOCK, 1976 , P. 45