Mine detail: Vermilion Cliffs

Previously called 'Nine Mile 1 - 8'

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Location

Lat / long:

37.23666, -112.03715

Resource(N)

Primary:	Gemstone
Ore:	Jasper, Petrified Wood
Gangue:	Gypsum
Orebody form:	LOGS AND IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Large
Development status:	Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:	Chinle Formation-Uppermost;Landslides-Chinle Formation
Host type:	Siltstone,Sandstone
Tectonic:	Rocky Mtn. Unstable Foreland
Alteration processes:	Silicification

References

MRDS	DB01807
DEP	10015689
Reference	DOELLING, H. H., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Reporter	Doelling, Hellmut H.