| Deposit ID | 10088810 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058854 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Prospects East of Bullion Canyon Adit |
| Related records | 10055110 |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.47414, 37.71414 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | 3,300 FEET N 7 W FROM THE 7416 PEAK IN THE NW CORNER OF SEC. 6, T 36 S, R 14 W |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Iron(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Silver Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Cedar City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Escalante Desert(hydrologic unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic accounting unit)
Escalante Desert-Sevier Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
ST(Federal land areas administered by ST)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Iron |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 035S | 015W | 36 | NE OF NE OF SE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone | ||
| Rock unit name | Cretaceous Iron Springs Or Eocene Claron | ||
| Rock description | Cretaceous Iron Springs Or Eocene Claron | ||
| |||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| (1) | -113.47414, 37.71414 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Cordilleran Hingeline |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | N 40 W Striking Fracture Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 40 W |
| Dip | 90 |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Antelope Range District |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058854 |
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE ANTELOPE RANGE MINING DISTRICT: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, PUBLICATION IN PROGRESS.
MCINTOSH, S., UNPUBLISHED MASTER'S THESIS IN PROGRESS, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF VEINS OF CALCITE AND LESSER QUARTZ WITHIN A STOCKWORK ZONE. THREE OF THE PROSPECTS, TWO SHAFTS AND ONE PIT, LIE ALONG A PROMINENT CALCITE-RICH VEIN WHICH IS ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET WIDE AND VERY COARSE GRAINED. MINOR CU-STAIN IN VEIN MATERIAL. CALCITE IS DARK COLORED. MODERATE FE-OXIDE AND MANGANESE STAINING. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-APR-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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