| Deposit ID | 10088996 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | RE00236 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Honeycombs Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -113.58777, 39.70577 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1524 |
| Location accuracy | 250(meters) |
| Relative position | ABOUT 9 MILES NE OF GRANITE MOUNTAIN IN THE HONEYCOMB HILLS, Est Within A Redius Of 500 Ft |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Juab(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Middle Range North(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Fish Springs(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Delta(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Tule Valley(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 | Juab |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 013S | 016W | 12 | SW OF SE OF NE | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Beryllium Critical | Primary |
| Uranium | Primary |
| Fluorine-Fluorite Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Bertrandite | Ore |
| Fluorite | Ore |
| Uranophane | Ore |
| Result | 0.15-0.035% E U3O8 |
|---|
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite |
| Rock unit name | Rhyolite Tuff; |
| Rock description | Rhyolite Tuff; |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Clay, Mud |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Unconsolidated Deposit > Sand and Gravel |
| Rock unit name | Alluvium And Colluvium, Unconsolidated; |
| Rock description | Alluvium And Colluvium, Unconsolidated; |
| (1) | -113.58777, 39.70577 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin-Range |
| General form | LENSE |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Both |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Honeycomb Hills Area |
|---|
| Type of workings | Surface |
|---|---|
| Area | 0.092HA |
| Overall length | 609.6M |
| Overall width | 103.63M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | RE00236 |
MONTOYA, J.W., BAUR, G.S., AND WILSON, S.R., 1963, MINERAL INVESTIGATION OF BERYLLIUM BEARING TUFF, HONEYCOMB HILLS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 6408
STAATZ, M.H., AND BAUER, H.L.,JR., 1950, PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE URANIUM PROSPECT AT THE SPIDER #1 CLAIM, HONEYCOMB HILLS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: U.S.A.E.C. REPORT TEM-165.
BISHOP, C.E., AND MOHAMMAD, HASAN, 1987, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUL-87 | Bishop, Charles E. (Mohammad, Hasan) | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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