| Deposit ID | 10042064 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058259 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Upper Buffalo Scaffold Canyon Prospects |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.21581, 40.95437 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1832 |
| Relative position | 6,440 FT N 02 E OF CEDAR SPRING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Davis(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Antelope Island(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Davis |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003N | 003W | 32 | NW OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Hematite | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Schist | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss |
| Rock unit name | Farmington Canyon Complex |
| Rock description | Farmington Canyon Complex |
| (1) | -112.21581, 40.95437 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Fault, Thrust Belt |
| General form | TABULAR, IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 16 E |
| Dip | 57 SE |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Antelope Island Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Area | 0HA |
| Length | 97.54M |
| Overall length | 1.83M |
| Overall width | 1.83M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058259 |
DAVIS, F.D., 1983, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH FRONT, UTAH: UGMS MAP 54-A.
LARSEN, W.N., 1957, PETROLOGY AND STRUCTURE OF ANTELOPE ISLAND, DAVIS CO., UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH PHD DISSERTATION.
NOVOTNY, R.T., 1958, A GRAVITY AND MAGNETIC STUDY OF ANTELOPE ISLAND, GREAT SALT LAKE, DAVIS CO., UTAH: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH M.S. THESIS.
TRIPP, B.T., 1983, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | SOUTH ADIT FOLLOWS QUARTZ VEIN ALONG SHEAR ZONE (N 16 E 57 SE), QUARTZ VEIN HAS 1 FT. MAXIMUM THICKNESS; MIDDLE ADIT TRENDS N 41 E THROUGH FRACTURED ROCK; NORTH PROSPECT IS ON FAULT ZONE (N 44 W 72 SW). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1983 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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