| Deposit ID | 10094505 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | D008605 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Yosemite Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -112.11386, 40.51494 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1829 |
| Relative position | ABOUT 6,250 FT S 50 W FROM LARK IN YOSEMITE GULCH |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Copperton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Tooele(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 003S | 002W | 31 | NW OF NE OF SW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chlorite | Gangue |
| Quartz | Gangue |
| Sericite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Monzonite | ||||
| Rock unit name | Last Chance Stock;Volcanic Breccia | ||||
| Rock description | Last Chance Stock;Volcanic Breccia | ||||
| |||||
| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite |
| Rock unit name | Upper Butterfield;Lower Butterfield |
| Rock description | Upper Butterfield;Lower Butterfield |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale |
| (1) | -112.11386, 40.51494 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Basin And Range |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Fissures, Fractures, Folds And Faults. |
| General form | IRREGULAR |
|---|---|
| Dip | 30 NW |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| District name | Bingham District |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kennecott Minerals Co. |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | D008605 |
BRAY E. R., WILSON, J.C., 1975, GUIDE BOOK TO THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT: SOCIETY OF ECONOMIC GEOLOGISTS
COOK, D.R., 1961, GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT AND NORTHERN OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN, GUIDE BOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 16 UTAH GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY, 145P.
BUTLER, B.S., ET. AL., 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: USGS P.P. 111, 672P.
BOUTWELL, J.M., 1905, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY OF THE BINGHAM MINING DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS P.P. 38, 410P.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | DEPOSIT LIES VERY CLOSE TO A FAULT. THE SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE IS INTRUDED BY TERTIARY INTRUSIVES. MINERALIZED ZONE IS LOCATED IN DEFORMED AND ALTERED WALLROCKS. |
| Deposit | BUTTERFIELD FORMATION IS INTRUDED BY SILLS, DIKES AND SMALL PLUTONS. ; INFO.SRC : 1 PUB LIT; 3 FIELD OBSERV |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1981 | Mohammad, Hasan | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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