| Deposit ID | 10087083 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D004663 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Forminco Fluorspar Prospects |
| Alternate or previous names | Prince Albert Lot #48 |
| Related records | 10251814 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.53996, 38.61829 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1999 |
| Relative position | 0.63 MILE NW SULPHUR PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Millard(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Cove Fort(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Beaver Bottoms-Upper Beaver(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Fishlake National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Millard |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 025S | 006W | 21 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Sulfur | Ore |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) |
| Rock unit name | Mt. Belknap Volcanics;Bullion Canyon Volcanics;Carbonates, Ss, And Conglomerates |
| Rock description | Mt. Belknap Volcanics;Bullion Canyon Volcanics;Carbonates, Ss, And Conglomerates |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Ash-Flow Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Latite |
| (1) | Iron Springs Formation of Cedar City Area (Kaiparowits Fm) |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin/Plateau Transition Zone |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Local N S Trending High Angle Faults And Low Angle Glide Faults |
| General form | VEIN |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 35 E |
| Dip | 15 SE |
| Thickness | 4.57M |
| Length | 243.84M |
| Width | 7.62M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Depth to bottom | 15.24M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Gordon/Sulphurdale |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Forminco Inc. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D004663 |
BULLOCK, K.C., 1976, FLUORITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UGMS BULL. 110.
USGS MF-202 GEOLOGICAL MAP OF PART OF THE BEAVER QUADRANGLE
UNION OIL COMPANY, 1978, COVE FORT-SULPHURDALE KGRA, MILLARD AND BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: GEOLOGIC MAP, TECHNICAL REPORTS: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, MS THESIS.
RODRIGUEZ, E.L., 1961, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE SULPHUR DEPOSITS AT SULPHURDALE.
1906 RECON LEE, W.T. USGS BULL 315
1977 RECON STEVEN & CUNNINGHAM, USGS OPEN FILE 77-569
1979 RECON STEVEN & CUNNINGHAM, OPEN FILE 79-535
EVERTS, M.L., 1979, GEOLOGISTS
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1979 | Everts, Michael L. | Bureau of Land Management |
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