| Deposit ID | 10094829 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | DC14685 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Silver Moon Prospect |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.63662, 40.618 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2609 |
| Relative position | 7000 FT N 74 E FROM THE SUMMIT OF MONTREAL HILL |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Salt Lake(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Dromedary Peak(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Jordan(hydrologic unit)
Jordan(hydrologic accounting unit)
Great Salt Lake(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest(National Forest)
National Forest FS(Type of land area)
FS(Federal land areas administered by FS)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Utah | Salt Lake |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake | 002S | 003E | 29 | NE OF SE OF NW | Utah |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||||
| Rock unit name | Granodiorite Of The Alta Stock | ||||||
| Rock description | Granodiorite Of The Alta Stock | ||||||
| |||||||
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone |
| Rock unit name | Deseret Limestone,;Gardison Limestone |
| Rock description | Deseret Limestone,;Gardison Limestone |
| (1) | -111.63662, 40.618 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | North Limb Of Uinta Arch, Wasatch Fault |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Alta Thrust Zone |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Thickness | 0.61M |
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1915 |
| District name | Big Cottonwood District |
|---|
| Ownership category | National Forest |
|---|
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | U.S. Forest Service |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | DC14685 |
CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1965, GEOL. OF THE DROMEDARY PEAK QUAD.: USGS MAP GQ-378.
CALKINS, F.C. AND BUTLER, B.S., 1943, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE COTTONWOOD-AMERICAN FORK AREA, UTAH: USGS PP 201, PG. 104.
JAMES, L.P., 1979, GEOLOGY, ORE DEPOSITS AND HISTORY OF THE BIG COTTONWOOD DISTRICT, UTAH: UGMS BULLETIN 114, PG. 74.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-NOV-1982 | Tripp, Bryce T. | Utah Geological and Mineral Survey |
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