| Deposit ID | 10020406 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC13174 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Bell #1 and #2 Claims |
| Alternate or previous names | Bull #1, 2 Claims |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.59916, 39.70744 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1600 |
| Relative position | S. SIDE OF STEEP KNOLL S. OF AIR STRIP AT HONEYCOMBS |
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)
Southern Great Salt Lake Desert(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 | 012S | 015W;016W | 01,12,06,07 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Secondary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bertrandite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Result | WHOLE ROCK CHEM. ASSAYS RANGED FROM 0.14% BEO IN THE ORANGE TUFF TO 2.36% BEO IN RED TUFF. PINK TUFF RANGED FROM 0.22-0.97% BEO SAMPLES WERE NOT ASSAYED FOR U3O8. |
|---|
| 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) | -113.59916, 39.70744 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin & Range |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 45.72M |
| Length | 152.4M |
| Width | 152.4M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 45.72M |
| Development status | Prospect |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| District name | Honeycomb Hills |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dow Chemical Co. |
| First year | 1961 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC13174 |
MONTOYA, J.W., BAUR, G.S., & WILSON, S.R., 1963, MIN. INVEST. OF BE-BEARING 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: US AEC RPT TEM-165, 1950
CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 01-08-1971
1961 DIREXPL DOW CHEM. CO. 2930 FT OF DRILLIN
EVERTS, 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY
| 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-1974 | Unknown | U.S. Geological Survey | |
| Updater | 01-JUN-1980 | Everts, Mike L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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