| Deposit ID | 10020004 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12152 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Muscatine Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.33441, 40.44605 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1774 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
| Relative position | 7,200 FT S 16 W OF USMM 4 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Stockton(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 | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 004S | 004W | 30 | NE OF SW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Galena | Ore |
| Plumbojarosite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Jarosite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone |
| Rock unit name | Oquirrh |
| Rock description | Oquirrh |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -112.33441, 40.44605 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Oquirrh Mtns. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | On East Limb Of Ophir Anticline And West Limb Of Pole Canyon Syncline |
| General form | OTHER, UNKNOWN |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Rush Valley District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12152 |
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE OCCURED IN PARTLY MARMARIZED AND SILICIFIED LIMESTONE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SEVERAL SMALL PORPHYRY MASSES. ORE OCCURRED IN NORTHWEST WARD PITCHING SHOOTS, IN SOME STOPES ABOVE 30 FT. WIDE AND IN OTHERS ONLY 10 FT. WIDE. SHOOTS WERE CONNECTED ALONG STRIKE BY THIN LEADS OF MINERALIZZTION. MINERALIZATION OCCURS IN THE ABUNDANT JASPEROID AND HORNFELS AS WELL AS THE MARBLE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAR-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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