| Deposit ID | 10087663 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008506 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Mercur Quarry |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.21913, 40.33272 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2219 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 5200 FT. N. 30 W. FROM MERCUR |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Tooele(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Mercur(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Rush-Tooele Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Tooele |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 006S | 003W | 06 | NW OF NW OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gold | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Arsenic Critical | Secondary |
| Mercury | Secondary |
| Antimony Critical | Secondary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cerargyrite | Ore |
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Limonite | Ore |
| Orpiment | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Realgar | Ore |
| Stibnite | Ore |
| Barite | Gangue |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Talc | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| Rock unit name | Great Blue Limestones;Long Trail Shale Member Of The Great Blue Limsestone | ||
| Rock description | Great Blue Limestones;Long Trail Shale Mbr. Of The Great Blue Limsestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.21913, 40.33272 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures, Fractures, Faults And Folds |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | NW |
| Dip | 15NE |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 15NE |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 15NE |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Mercur District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Consolidated Mercur Mines Co. |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Getty Oil Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008506 |
BISSELL,H.J., ET.AL., 1959, GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO.14, UT. GEOL. SOC.: U.G.M.S. BULL.14,262P.
GILLULY, J.,1932, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE STOCKTON AND FAIRFIELD QUADRANGLES: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 173, 167P.
BUTLER, B.S.,ET. AL.,1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S.G.S. PROF. PA. 111, 672P.
SPURR, J.E., 1895, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE MERCUR MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S.G.S. 16TH. ANN. REPT., PT.2, 454P.
BISSELL, H.J., 19598 P. 214; SPURR, J.E., 1895, P.407
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE ORE IS SOFT AND PULVERIZED, LIGHT YELLOWISH, OR GREYISH IN COLOUR. GOLD IS NOT VISIBLE IN THE ORES, AND IS CONCENTRATED ONLY IN THE CARBON RICH PORTIONS OF THE ALTERED ZONES. THE ORE IS FORMED BY THE IMPREGNATION AND REPLACEMENT OF THE WALLROCKS; AND THE FISSURE FILLINGS ARE NEGLIGIBLE. NEVERTHELESS THESE FISSURES WERE OF FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE IN LOCALIZING THE DEPOSITS ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Deposit | MINERALIZATION IS LOCALIZED IN ALTERED ZONES IN WALLROCKS. UNALTERED ROCKS ARE BARREN. THE OXIDIZED ORE IS LIGHT COLOURED AND MORE FN'ABLE THAN UNOXIDIZED ORE. IT LACKS SULFIDES AND CONTAINS SULFATES INCLUDING GYPSUM, SCORODITE AND MELANTERITE |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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