| Deposit ID | 10021309 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC15626 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Alpine Galena Mine |
| Related records | 10203166 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.7419, 40.47522 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1817 |
| Relative position | 13,800 FT S67W OF BOX ELDER PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Timpanogos Cave(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Provo(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Utah Lake(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
Lone Peak Wilderness(Wilderness)
Wilderness FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 004S | 002E | 17 | NE OF SW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Result | DUMP SAMPLE ASSAYED 0.2 OZ/TON AG |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Gardison Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Gardison Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.7419, 40.47522 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Fault Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Thrust Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Alpine District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC15626 |
HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZINC DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES PART 2, UTAH: USGS BULLETIN 1135-B, PG. B67-B68
BROMFIELD, C.S., AND L.L. PATTEN, 1981, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND, SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 67-68.
BAKER, A.A. AND M.D. CRITTENDEN, JR., 1961, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TIMPANOGOS CAVE QUADRANGLE: USGS MAP GQ-132.
BUTLER, B.S., 1920, ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS BULL. 111, P. 284.
HEYL, A.V., 1963, P. 67-68.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BEDDING PLANE FOLLOWED DOWN ABOUT 50 FEET TO A SMALL BODY OF LEACHED REPLACEMENT QUARTZ ORIGINALLY PYRITIC |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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