Mine detail: Painted Rocks Azomite - Welded Tuff Quarry

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Location: Sanpete County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 39.36357, -111.95411
dep_id: 10015527
mrds_id: DB01368
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Volcanic Materials
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Medium ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Tuff
orebody_fm: TABULAR
work_type: Surface
conc_proc: Wind Transported Volcanic Ash
Reporter: Dollar, Robert S.
hrock_unit: Goldens Ranch Form
hrock_type: Welded Tuff
arock_unit: Goldens Ranch Welded Tuff
arock_type: Welded Tuff
Structure: Abundant Normal Faulting
tectonic: Cordilleran Hingeline
References:
  • Analytical Data:: SRC.REF: PRATT AND CALLAGHAN, UTAH GEOL. AND MIN. SURVEY BULL. 85 , 1970
  • Deposit:: PRATT, A. P., AND CALLAGHAN, E., 1970 , LAND AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF SANPETE COUNTY, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY BULL. 85
  • Production:: DOLLAR, R. S., 1978
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