| Deposit ID | 10020433 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC13219 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Rainbow #2 Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.20832, 39.70688 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1503 |
| Relative position | 1 1/2 MILES NW OF BELL HILL MINE |
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
BLM Administrative Area(land status)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 013S | 012W | 09 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Tertiary |
| Lithium Critical | Tertiary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bertrandite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Fluorite | Gangue |
| Result | 1963 SAMPLES CONTAIN 0.23 - 1.1 % BE. NODULES IN THE TUFF CONTAIN AS MUCH AS 3.3 % BE. FLUORITE CONTENT IS LESS THAN 15 %. |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| (1) | -113.20832, 39.70688 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Spor Mtn Is An Up-Lifted Fault Block That Has Been Lifted Trap-Door Fashion With Hinge On East. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | A North Trending Fault System That Cuts Spor Mtn, Including The Thomas Caldera Ring Fracture |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Large |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1960 |
| Discoverer | Anaconda |
| District name | Spor Mtn-Thomas Range |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC13219 |
STAATZ, M H, 1963, GEOL OF MIN DEP IN THOMAS RANGE: USGS BULL 1142-M
STAATZ, M H, & GRIFFITTS, W R, 1961, BE BEARING TUFF IN THOMAS RANGE: ECON GEOL V 56, NO 5
STAATZ, M H, & OSTERWALD, F W, 1959, GEOL OF THOMAS RANGE FLUOR DISTRICT: USGS BULL 1069
1959 RECON STAATZ, USGS BULL 1069
1964 RECON STAATZ, USGS PP 415
1979 GEOLMAP LINDSEY, D A, USGS MAP-I-1176
EVERTS, M L, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MIN SUR
| 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 | |
| Updater | 01-APR-1991 | Moyer, Lorre A. (Lindsey, David A.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.