| Deposit ID | 10088825 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058904 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sahib's Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.28359, 38.40135 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1875 |
| Relative position | 7,200 FEET S 16 W FROM SQUAW PEAK |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaver(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Frisco(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wah Wah Mountains South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Sevier Lake(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 | Beaver |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 028S | 013W | 02 | NW OF SE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Kaolin | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Halloysite | Ore |
| Kaolinite | Ore |
| Gypsum | Gangue |
| Hematite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Tuff Member Of The Quartz Latite Of Squaw Peak | ||||||
| Rock description | Tuff Member Of The Quartz Latite Of Squaw Peak | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Mafic Volcanic Rock > Basalt |
| (1) | -113.28359, 38.40135 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Sevier Orogenic Belt, Pioche Mineral Belt |
| General form | BLANKET |
|---|---|
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Squaw Peak Area |
|---|
| Ownership category | State |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface/Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 4.57M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058904 |
LEMMON, D.M., AND MORRIS, H.T., 1979, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE FRISCO QUADRANGLE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OPEN-FILE REPORT 79-724, SCALE 1:48,000
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
STRINGHAM, B., 1964, ALTERATION AREA SOUTH OF THE HORN SILVER MINE, BEAVER COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY SPEC. STUDIES NO. 9
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF HIGHLY ALTERED TUFF. TUFF REPLACED BY HIGH ALUMINA CLAYS BY ACID SOLUTIONS GENERATED IN THE UPPER LEVEL OF A HOT SPRINGS SYSTEM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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