Mine detail: Shurtz Canyon Gypsum

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Location: Iron County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.58665, -113.05635
dep_id: 10011276
mrds_id: D005849
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Trace mineral: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Gypsum
orebody_fm: TABULAR/BLANKET
conc_proc: Evaporation
ore_ctrl: Shallow Sedimentary Basin
Reporter: Wilberg, Dale E.
hrock_unit: Carmel Formation, Gypsiferous Unit
hrock_type: Siltstone,Limestone,Evaporite
Structure: Hurricane Fault Zone
tectonic: Cordilleran Hingeline
References:
  • Deposit:: AVERITT, PAUL, 1962, GEOLOGY AND COAL RESOURCES OF THE CEDAR MOUNTAIN QUADRANGLE, IRON COUNTY; UTAH: USGS PROF. PAPER 389
  • Deposit:: 1962 GEOLMAP AVERITT, PAUL, USGS PROF. PAPER 389
  • Production:: AVERITT, PAUL, 1962, USGS PROF. PAPER 389.
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