| Deposit ID | 10098070 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC13180 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Meteor Mine |
| Related records | 10179123 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.45055, 39.85661 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1554 |
| Relative position | 1/4 MILE EAST OF THE UTAH MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Fish Springs SW(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 | 011S | 014W | 17 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite | ||||||||
| Rock unit name | Rhyolite Dike | ||||||||
| Rock description | Rhyolite Dike | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Dolomite |
| Rock unit name | Bell Hill Dolomite |
| Rock description | Bell Hill Dolomite |
| (1) | -113.45055, 39.85661 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range/Sevier Orogenic Structures Including A Ne Trending Asymmetrical Anticline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | The Juab Fault Zone & Other Fractures Which Strike N70w & East-West |
| General form | LENTICULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Fish Springs District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC13180 |
PERRY, L.I., & MCCARTHY, B.M., 1976, LEAD & ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FILE RPT. #22.
HEYL, A.V., 1963, OXIDIZED ZN DEPOSITS OF UT: USGS BULL. 1135-B
OLIVEIRA, M.E., 1975, GEOLOGY OF FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22, PT. 1
CHRISTENSEN, W.J., 1977, FISH SPRINGS MINING DISTRICT: UNIV. OF UTAH MS THESIS
1920 RECON BUTLER, B.S., USGS PP 111
1963 RECON HEYL, A.V., USGS BULL. 1135-B
1975 RECON BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 22
1976 RECON UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY OPEN FR #22
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-MAY-1980 | Everts, Mike L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.