| Deposit ID | 10101664 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D006520 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Spider #1, 2 Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.58916, 39.70716 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1585 |
| Relative position | DIRECTLY NORTH OF SPIDER VABM |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Middle Range North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tule Valley(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management UT)
Bureau of Land Management UT BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 013S | 015W | 06,07 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Uranium | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Secondary |
| Beryllium Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | BACK GROUND OF BRECCIA HOST RUNS 0.04% EU3O8, READINGS ON MINERAL SHOWS RANGE FROM 0.20-0.50% EU3O8 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| Rock description | Lake Bonneville Formation |
| (1) | -113.58916, 39.70716 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Honeycomb Hills Is A Small Erosional Remnant. |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 60.96M |
| Width | 60.96M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 45.72M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Discoverer | H.P. Bertelsen |
| District name | Honeycomb Hills |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dow Chemical Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dow Chemical Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D006520 |
MONTOYA, J.W., BAUR, G.S., & WILSON, S.R., 1963, MIN. INVEST. OF BEBEARING TUFF, HONEYCOMB HILLS, JUAB CO., UT: USBM RI 6408, 11 P.
STAATZ, M.H., & BAUER, H.L., JR., PRELIM. EXAMIN. OF THE URANIUM PROSPECT AT THE SPIDER #1 CLAIM, HONEYCOMB HILLS, JUAB CO., UT: USAEC RPT TEM-165, 1950
1961 DIREXPL DOW CHEM. CO. (1961) 2,930 FT DRILLIN
EVERTS, M.L., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SUR.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | X-RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF A CRYSTALLINE MINERAL OTHER THAN FLUORITE. ASSAYS DID REVEAL ABNORMAL QUANTITIES OF CESIUM, RUBIDIUM, & LITHIUM. ; INFO.SRC : 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1980 | Everts, Michael L. | Bureau of Land Management |
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