Mine detail: Shamrock Mine

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Location: Piute County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.40914, -112.34106
dep_id: 10015237
mrds_id: DB00553
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zinc, Silver, Lead
Minor mineral: Gold, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Vein
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
gangue: Calcite, Clay, Limonite, Quartz, Siderite
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Underground
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Fluids, And Oxidation
ore_ctrl: Quartz Veins
Reporter: Perry, Lee I.
hrock_unit: Navajo Sandstone
hrock_type: Sandstone
Structure: Dome
tectonic: Basin And Range - Colorado Plateau Transition
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: 15 INCH TO 2 FOOT CHIP SAMPLES ACROSS VARIOUS QUARTZ VEINS
  • Deposit:: CALLAGHAN, E., 1973 , MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF PIUTE COUNTY, UTAH, AND ADJOINING AREA: UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY BULL. 102 , P. 32 - 39 .
  • Deposit:: BULLOCK, K. C., 1976 , FLOURITE OCCURRENCES IN UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULL. 110 , P. 68 .
  • Production:: PERRY, L. I., 1978
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