| Deposit ID | 10020300 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC12954 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Green Crystal Mine |
| Related records | 10130085 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.18499, 39.74383 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1798 |
| Relative position | 3 MILES N-NW USMM IN SEC 10 T13S R12W |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Topaz Mountain West(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(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)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 012S | 012W | 27 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Beryllium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Bertrandite | Gangue |
| Carnotite | Gangue |
| Result | SURFACE SAMPLE (1964) = .015% U3O8, 57.3% CAF2 |
|---|---|
| Result | OPEN CUT ROAD LEVEL = .022% U3O8, 79.8% CAF2 OPEN CUT = .020% U3O8, 92.5% CAF2, .038% U3O8, AVE: 67.9% CAF2, 18.4% SIO2, 1.69 CACO3, AFTER CRUSHING & SCREENING: 78.8% CAF2, 10.6% SIO2, 1.07% CACO3 |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Por. Rhyolitic Member Of Spor Mtn Formation;Umio Stratified Tuff Member Of Topaz Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||
| Rock description | Por. Rhyolitic Mbr. Of Spor Mtn Formation;Umio Stratified Tuff Mbr Of Topaz Mtn. Rhyolite | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Fluoride Dolomite;Fish Haven Dolomite |
| Rock description | Fluoride Dolomite;Fish Haven Dolomite |
| (1) | -113.18499, 39.74383 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | This Ore Body Does Not Appear To Be Within A 150 Ft. Of Any Fault. |
| General form | PIPE-LIKE |
|---|---|
| Plunge | STEEP |
| Plunge direction | SE |
| Length | 13.11M |
| Width | 5.49M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1952 |
| Discoverer | Al & Earl Wilden (Delta, Utah) |
| Year of first production | 1955 |
| Production years | 1956 AND 1975 |
| District name | Spor Mtn-Thomas Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Overall length | 12.19M |
| Overall width | 6.1M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC12954 |
SRC.REF: USGS PP 415
BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110.
STAATZ, M.H., & OSTERWALD, F.W., 1959, GEOLOGY OF THE THOMAS RANGE FLUORSPAR DISTRICT, JUAB COUNTY: USGS BULL. 1069.
STAATZ, M.H., AND CARR, W.J., 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES, JUAB-TOOELE CO., UT: USGS PP 415.
STAATZ, 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 AEC
COCHRAN, 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. 1069
1964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 415
1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D.A., USGS MAP-I-1176
STAATZ, 1964, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSIT OF THE THOMAS & DUGWAY RANGES: USGS PP. 415
BULLOCK, 1976 , P. 49
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE PIPE IS OVAL IN PLAN AND IS 43 FT LONG BY 18 FT. WIDE. IT APPEARS TO PLUNGE STEEPLY IN AN EAST-SE DIRECTION. THE ORE IS GENERALLY PALE-DARK PURPLE & OCCURRS MAINLY AS BOXWORK. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-MAR-1980 | Everts, Mike L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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