Mine detail: Smoot Clay Mine

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Location: Piute County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 38.16525, -112.06605
dep_id: 10015333
mrds_id: DB00758
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Kaolin
Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: Replacement
Production size: Small ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Kaolinite
gangue: Limonite
orebody_fm: VEIN
work_type: Surface
alteration: Kaolinitic
conc_proc: Hydrothermal Solutions
Reporter: Trimble, Larry M.
hrock_type: Tuff,Latite
arock_unit: Bullion Canyon Volcanics
arock_type: Tuff,Latite
tectonic: Basin And Range Transition
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: 2516 SELECT SAMPLE
  • Production:: TRIMBLE, L., 1978
  • Reserve-Resource:: TRIMBLE, LARRY M.
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