| Deposit ID | 10020493 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC13378 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Moon Mine |
| Related records | 10275578 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.7958, 41.61271 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1737 |
| Relative position | 17100 FEET NE OF PARADISE CEMETERY |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Cache(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Paradise(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Logan(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Ogden(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Little Bear-Logan(hydrologic unit)
Lower Bear(hydrologic accounting unit)
Bear(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Cache |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 010N | 001E | 11,13 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Result | ASSAYS UP TO 42 PERCENT ZINC OXIDE |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Jefferson Dolomite | ||||
| Rock description | Jefferson Dolomite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.7958, 41.61271 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Paris-Willard Thrust And Woodruff Thrust |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N-Trending Syncline Bounded By Basin And Range Fault On West And A Thrust On The East |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 1.83M |
| Length | 9.14M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| District name | Hyrum District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 9.14M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC13378 |
TRIPP, B T, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
PERRY, L I, AND MCCARTHY, B I, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY, OFR-22.
BUTLER, B S, 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS PROF PAPER 111.
PERRY,L.I. & MCCARTHY,B.M., 1977, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURV., ECON. GEOL. SECT., OPEN-FILE REPT. NO. 22, P. 161.
PERRY, L I, 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL AND MINERAL SURVEY: OFR-22.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUL-1980 | Tripp, Bryce T. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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