Mine detail: Aluminum Queen Deposit

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Location: Piute County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.4633, -112.11271
dep_id: 10009243
mrds_id: D002010
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major 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 Breccia (Agglomerate)
arock_type: Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
disc_yr: 1915
discr: E. Delaney
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 115
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MINEROLOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 114
  • Deposit:: THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE UNITED STATES: USBM REPT. INV. 3561 , P. 34
  • Deposit:: 1938 GEOLMAP E. CALLAGHAN AND V. C. KELLEY: UTAH GEOL. AND MINEROLOG. SURVEY BULL. 102 , FIG. 68
  • Deposit:: WW1 DIREXPL E. DELANEY: QUARRY
  • Deposit:: 1940 RECON USBM R.I. 3561
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