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Location: Piute County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.37803, -112.33439
dep_id: 10015217
mrds_id: DB00514
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Prospect
ore: Alunite
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface/Underground
alteration: Alunitization, Silicification
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Fluids
ore_ctrl: Vein Filling
Reporter: Perry, Lee I.
hrock_type: Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
arock_unit: Bullion Canyon Volcanics
arock_type: Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Structure: Dome
tectonic: Basin & Range - Colorado Plateau Transition
References:
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 75 - 7
  • Production:: PERRY, L. I., 1978
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