| Deposit ID | 10042090 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058340 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Merril Flat West Adits |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.64328, 40.5455 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 3042 |
| Relative position | 3000 FT S 45 E OF THE EAST SUMMIT,TWIN PEAKS. |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dromedary Peak(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 | 20 | SW OF SW OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Molybdenum | Secondary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Result | A SAMPLE FROM THE FACE OF THE LOWER ADIT: 0.1OZ/TON AG, TRACE CU, TRACE MO. 0.04% OB, THE UPPER ADIT: O.2 OZ/TON AG, TRACE AU, TRACE CU. TRACE CU. TRACE MO., 01% PB |
|---|
| Host or associated | Host | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Tintic Quartzite | ||||
| Rock description | Tintic Quartzite | ||||
| |||||
| (1) | -111.64328, 40.5455 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | On South Limb Of Uinta Arch, East Of The Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alta Thrust Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | American Fork District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058340 |
BROMFIELD, C.S. AND PATTEN, L.L., 1975, MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE LONE PEAK WILDERNESS STUDY AREA, UTAH AND SALT LAKE COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS BULL. 1491, P. 95.
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOLOGY OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUADRANGLE, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-378.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-DEC-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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