| Deposit ID | 10012641 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008395 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Gem Claims Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.80751, 40.16493 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1676 |
| Relative position | 2000 FT N 25 W OF GOLD HILL SUMMIT. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Gold Hill(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wildcat Mountain(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 008S | 018S | 06 | SW OF NE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Iron | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gold Hill Stock | ||||
| Rock description | Gold Hill Stock | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Ochre Mountain Limestone;Manning Canyon Shale;Oquirrh Fen |
| Rock description | Ochre Mountain Limestone;Manning Canyon Shale;Oquirrh Fen |
| (1) | -113.80751, 40.16493 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| General form | TABULAR TO IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Clifton (Gold Hill) District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008395 |
NOLAN, T. B., 1935, THE GOLD HILL MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U. S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 17
1935 GEOLMAP NOLAN, PROF. PAPER 177, P1.
MESSENGER, H. M. III, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1981 | Messenger, Harold M. III | Bureau of Land Management |
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