Mine detail: Wig Mtn Sand Dunes

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Location: Tooele County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.28161, -113.05082
dep_id: 10012160
mrds_id: D007622
Commodity type: metallic
Trace mineral: Silica
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Unconsolidated Sediments
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR-BLANKET
conc_proc: Eolian
ore_ctrl: East Edge Of Desert
Reporter: Tripp, Bryce T.
hrock_unit: Sand Dunes
hrock_type: Sand and Gravel
tectonic: Basin And Range
References:
  • Deposit:: HILBERT, L.S., 1964, MINERAL & WATER RESOURCES OF UT: UT. GEOL AND MINER. SURVEY, BULL 7
  • Production:: HILBERT, 1964, U.G.M.S., BULL 973
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