Mine detail: Moffat Occurrence

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Location: Piute County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.49303, -112.29078
dep_id: 10009241
mrds_id: D002008
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Trace mineral: Aluminum, Potassium
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Alunite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
Reporter: Hall, Robert B., Starritt, Bruce C.
hrock_unit: Bullion Canyon Volcanics
hrock_type: Volcanic Ash
arock_type: Volcanic Ash
disc_yr: 1915
discr: R. M. Moffat
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 111
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 111 - 112
  • Deposit:: 1943 GEOLMAP G. L. BELL: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , FIG. 66 .
  • Deposit:: WW1 DIREXPL R. M. MOFFAT: ADIT
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