| Deposit ID | 10014883 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D011961 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sunday Tunnel |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.62439, 40.54966 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2957 |
| Relative position | 2000 FT N26W FROM MILLER HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brighton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(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)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003S | 003E | 17 | NE OF NE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Argentite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | UNKNOWN |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Tintic Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Tintic Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.62439, 40.54966 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Northeast Striking Fissure |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1875 |
| Year of last production | 1880 |
| District name | American Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 91.44M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D011961 |
BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 111.
BAKER, A.A., CALKINS, F.C., CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534
BUTLER, 1920
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | Discovery Year: LATE 1800'S |
| Deposit | APPARENTLY A FISSURE DEPOSIT WITH LEAD-SILVER MINERALIZATION |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1984 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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