Mine detail: Excelsior Sulfur Deposit

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Location: Millard County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.62218, -112.55829
dep_id: 10010348
mrds_id: D003956
Commodity type: metallic and nonmetallic
Major mineral: Sulfur
Trace mineral: Iron, Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Marcasite, Pyrite, Selenite, Sulfur
alteration: Intense Hydrothermal
ore_ctrl: Intersection Of Tertiary Faults And Favorable Beds Of Conglomerate
Reporter: Steven, T. A.
hrock_type: Quartzite
References:
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, EUGENE, 1973 , UTAH GEOL. AND MIN SURVEY BULL. 102 .
  • Deposit:: RODRIQUEZ, E. L., 1960 , MASTERS THESIS, UNIV OF UTAH.
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