| Deposit ID | 10012720 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008563 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunshine Prospect #1 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.18636, 40.27355 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1844 |
| Relative position | 1800 FT S 75 E OF SUNSHINE TOWNSITE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mercur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 003W | 28 | SW OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Clay | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Halloysite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Realgar | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Manning Canyon Shale | ||
| Rock description | Manning Canyon Shale | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.18636, 40.27355 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures, Fractures, Faults And Folds |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mercur District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.005HA |
| Overall length | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008563 |
VAN SANT, JOEL, N., 1964, REFRACTORY CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. BUR. OF MINES INF. CIRC.8213.
BISSELL, H.J., ET. AL., 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 14, UT. GEOL. SOC.: U.G.M.S. BULL. 14,262P.
HYAFF, E.P., 1956, CLAYS OF UTAH COUNTY, UTAH: U.G.M.S. BULL. 55.
LARSEN, E.S., AND SHANNON, E.V., 1930, THE MINERALS OF THE PHOSPHATE NODULES FROM NEAR FAIRFIELD, UTAH: AM. MINERALOGIST, V. 15, P. 307-337.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | CLAY SHALE IS GREENISH GRAY TO BLACK, PLASTIC, IRON-STAINED, AND SOMETIMES CARBONACEOUS AND DAOLIMITIC; LIMESTONES ARE SILICIFIED AND HAVE CALCITE VEINS. HOSTROCKS ORE VERY MUCH DEFORMED. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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