Utah · Iron County
Past Producer

Coal Creek Canyon Gypsum Deposit

Iron County, Utah, United States
Gypsum-Anhydrite
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Commodities
PrimaryGypsum-Anhydrite
Commodity typeN
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR/BLANKET
Ore controlShallow Sedimentary Basin
Materials
Ore mineralsGypsum
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Limestone,Evaporite · Carmel Formation, Gypsiferous Unit
StructureHurricane Fault Zone
Tectonic settingCordilleran Hingeline
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1923
Identification
Deposit ID10101615
MRDS IDD005544
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.67415, -113.02635
References
AVERITT, PAUL, 1962, GEOLOGY & COAL RESOURCES OF THE CEDAR MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER. 3891962 GEOLMAP AVERITT, PAUL, USGS PROF. PAPER 389AVERITT, PAUL, 1962, USGS PROF. PAPER 389