Mine detail: Quincy Spring Sand Dunes

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Location: Tooele County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.60854, -112.98666
dep_id: 10012059
mrds_id: D007416
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Silica
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
ore: Quartz
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
conc_proc: Wind Action (Aeolian)
ore_ctrl: West Flank Of Mountain Range
Reporter: Doelling, Hellmut H.
hrock_unit: Sand Dunes
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
tectonic: Basin And Range
References:
  • Deposit:: MAURER, R.E., 1970, GEOLOGY OF THE CEDAR MOUNTAINS, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH: PH.D. THESIS, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
  • Deposit:: 1970 GEOLMAP UNIV. OF UTAH PH.D DISSERTATIO
  • Production:: DOELLING, H.H., 1981, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UT. GEOL. AND MIN. SURV.
  • Reserve-Resource:: DOELLING, H.H., 1980, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS
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