| Deposit ID | 10088830 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M058927 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shafts West of Big Pinto Spring |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.85138, 38.15302 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2524 |
| Relative position | 5,350 FEET N 74 W FROM BIG PINTO SPRING |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Beaver(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Pinto Spring(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Wah Wah Mountains South(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Richfield(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Hamlin-Snake Valleys(hydrologic unit)
Great Salt Lake(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 | Beaver |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 030S | 018W | 34 | SW OF NE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chrysocolla | Ore |
| Malachite | Ore |
| Limonite | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Ash-Flow Tuff | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Intracauldron Unit Of The Wah Wah Springs Tuff Member Of The Needles Range Formation | ||||||
| Rock description | Intracauldron Unit Of The Wah Wah Springs Tuff Member Of The Needles Range Formation | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff > Ash-Flow Tuff |
| (1) | -113.85138, 38.15302 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Pioche Mineral Belt, Sevier Orogenic Belt. |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fracture Zone At N 60 W 71 Ne To Vertical |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Strike | N 60 W |
| Dip | 71 NE |
| Width | 6.1M |
| Depth to top | 0M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Indian Peak District |
|---|
| Ownership category | BLM Administrative Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Overall depth | 15.24M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M058927 |
SHUBAT, M.A., 1985, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION, UGMS
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A MASSIVE CHALCEDONY VEIN ABOUT 5 FEET WD WITH ADJACENT QUARTZ STOCK WORK UP TO 20 FEET WIDE. PYRITE AND LIMESITE ASSOCIATED WITH MINOR CHRYSOCOLLA AND MALACHITE STAIN IN VEIN MATERIAL. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-1985 | Shubat, Michael A. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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