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Location: Piute County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.39803, -112.26356
dep_id: 10015218
mrds_id: DB00515
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Aluminum
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Alunite
work_type: Underground
alteration: Alunitization, Silicification
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solutions Moving Horozontally
ore_ctrl: Vein
Reporter: Perry, Lee I.
hrock_type: Latite
arock_unit: Bullion Canyon Volcanics
arock_type: Latite
Structure: Land Slide
tectonic: Basin & Range - Colorado Plateau Transition
References:
  • Deposit:: THOENEN, J. R., 1941 , ALUNITE RESOURCES OF THE US: US BUR. OF MINES REPT. INV. 3561 .
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UTAH GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 86 - 89
  • Production:: E. CALLAGHAN, 1973
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