| Deposit ID | 10042276 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058783 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | North Fork Quail Canyon Adit |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.88664, 37.38776 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1475 |
| Relative position | 2750 FEET S 79 E FROM THE JUNCTION BETWEEN ARSENIC GULCH AND THE EAST FORK OF BEAVER DAM WASH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Washington(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Goldstrike(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Saint George(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Lower Virgin(hydrologic unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic accounting unit)
Lower Colorado-Lake Mead(hydrologic subregion)
Lower Colorado(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Washington |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 039S | 018W | 20 | NW OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Ash-Flow Tuff | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Needles Formation | ||||||||
| Rock description | Needles Formation | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Pakoon Limestone |
| Rock description | Pakoon Limestone |
| (1) | -113.88664, 37.38776 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sevier Overthrust Belt, Detachment And Denudation Faults. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Mapped Fault Trends North East With Limestone To The Nw And Tuff To The Se |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Goldstrike District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058783 |
ADAIR, D.H., AND MESSENGER, H.M., 1975, UNPUBLISHED GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE GOLDSTRIKE DISTRICT
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS FILES
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF HIGHLY FRACTURED, BRECCIATED LIMESTONE SHOWING SILICIFICATION, ABUNDANT IRON STAINING AND LOCALLY STRONG MANGANESE STAIN. CALCITE VEINLETS COMMON. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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