| Deposit ID | 10088641 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M057994 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Upper Rattlesnake Canyon Workings |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.13773, 40.02856 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2033 |
| Relative position | 18,800 FT. NE OF BOULTER PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Utah(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Boulter Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Rush Valley(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(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
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 | Utah |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 009S | 003W | 13,14,23,24 | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Limestone, General | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Aragonite | Ore |
| Pyrolusite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | -112.13773, 40.02856 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Wasatch Hingeline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Rattlesnake Canyon Fault |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | North Tintic District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 1118.62M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M057994 |
COOK, D.R., 1957, GEOLOGY OF THE EAST TINTIC MOUNTAINS AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK 12.
LINDGREN, W. AND LOUGHLIN, G.F., 1919, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE TINTIC MINING DISTRICT: USGS PROF. PA. 107.
PERRY, L.I., 1976, LEAD AND ZINC IN UTAH: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
TRIPP, B.T., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY
1961 GEOLMAP DISBROW, A.E. MAP GQ-14
TRIPP, B.T., 1981. ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | EASTERN MOST ADIT IS CUT ALONG 5 FT. VEIN OF ARAGONITE WHICH STRIKES N 16 E AND DIPS 75 W ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Bureau of Land Management |
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