| Deposit ID | 10094506 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008667 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Upper Box Elder Canyon Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.71023, 40.47438 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2902 |
| Relative position | 6800 FT S 35 W FROM THE SUMMIT 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 | 15 | NW OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hemimorphite | Ore |
| Result | A DUMP SAMPLE FROM THE LOWEST WORKING ON THE NORTH SIDE .1 OZ/TON AG, .04% PB, 35.5 % ZN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Humbug |
| Rock description | Humbug |
| (1) | -111.71023, 40.47438 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Folding |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | EAST |
| Dip | 45N |
| Thickness | 0.24M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008667 |
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.
BAKER, A.A. AND M.D. CRITTENDEN, JR., 1961, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE TIMPANOGOS CAVE QUADRANGLE: USGS MAP GQ-132
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE STRIKE OF THE ZONE PARALLELS THE BEDDING. THIS DESCRIPTION IS FOR THE ZONE FOUND IN THE ADIT ON THE SOUTH SIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1981 | Ripp, Bryce, T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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