| Deposit ID | 10012697 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008534 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mercur Prospect #6 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.21302, 40.33133 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2170 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 4,150 FT. N13W FROM MERCUR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mercur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006 | 003W | 06 | SE OF NE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Mercury | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Orpiment | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Realgar | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||||
| Rock unit name | Great Blue Limestone | ||||
| Rock description | Great Blue Limestone | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | Great Blue Ls, Humbug Formation, and Deseret Limestone |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fractures And Fissures |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mercur District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Getty Oil Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008534 |
BISSELL,H.J., ET. AL., 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO.14, UT. GEOL. SOC.:U.G.M.S. BULL.14,262P.
GILLULY,J., 1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES:U.S.G.S. PROF. PA.173,167P.
BUTTLER,B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH:U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111, 672P.
SPURR, J.E., 1895, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE MERCUR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH:U.S.G.S. 16TH. ANN. REPT., PT.2, 454P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IS CONTROLLED BY FISSURES. THE ORE MINERALS ARE INTIMATELY ASSOCIATED WITH QUARTZ VEINS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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