Mine detail: Green Monster Mine

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Location: Wasatch County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.573, -111.57911
dep_id: 10014891
mrds_id: D011977
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Minor mineral: Silver, Gold
Trace mineral: Iron
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Argentite, Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold, Magnetite
other_matl: Pyrite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
alteration: Oxidation, Bleaching, Recrystallization, Contact Metamorphism
conc_proc: Metasomatic
ore_ctrl: Proximity To Northeast Striking Intermediate Dike And Fractures
Reporter: Shubat, Michael A.
hrock_unit: Gardison Limestone;Deseret Limestone
hrock_type: Limestone,Dolomite
arock_unit: Clayton Peak Stock;Intermediate Dike
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Uinta-Cottonwood Arch, Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Northeast Striking Dike
tectonic: Basin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
References:
  • Deposit:: BUTLER, B.S., LOUGHLIN, G.F., HEIKES, V.C., AND OTHERS, 1920, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER NO. 111.
  • Deposit:: BAKER, A.A. CALKINS, F.C. CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR. AND BROMFIELD, C.S., 1966, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE BRIGHTON QUADRANGLE, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY GEOL. QUAD. MAP GQ-534
  • Deposit:: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF MINERALS EXAMINATION DMEA-3116, NOVEMBER 11, 1953
  • Production:: U.S.B.M. REPORT OF EXAMINATION, 1953
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