| Deposit ID | 60001640 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W002881 |
| Record type | District |
| Current site name | Big and Little Cottonwood Districts |
| Geographic coordinates: | -111.56748, 40.54994 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Wasatch(county)
Utah(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Brighton(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Salt Lake City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Utah Lake(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 |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Secondary |
| Gold | Secondary |
| Model code | 72 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 19a |
| Deposit model name | Polymetallic replacement |
| Mark3 model number | 47 |
| (1) | -111.56748, 40.54994 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | LITTLE COTTONWOOD, ALTA-CLAYTON PEAK STOCKS SHEARING AND CRUSHING, THRUST FAULTS, NS FAULTS |
| Type of structure | Regional |
| Structure description | UINTA AXIS (E-W) WASATCH AXIS (N-S) INTERSECTION |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1864 |
| Discoverer | Gen. Conner'S Soldiers |
| District name | BIG DISTRICT |
|---|---|
| District name | LITTLE COTTONWOOD DISTRICT |
MARSELL, R. E., ED, 1952, GEOLOGY OF THE CENTRAL WASATCH MTS, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO 8 71P.
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