Mine detail: Vermilion Cliffs

Previously called 'Nine Mile 1 - 8'

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Location: Kane County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 37.23666, -112.03715
dep_id: 10015689
mrds_id: DB01807
Commodity type: nonmetallic
Major mineral: Gemstone
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Past Producer
ore: Jasper, Petrified Wood
gangue: Gypsum
orebody_fm: LOGS AND IRREGULAR
work_type: Surface
alteration: Silicification
conc_proc: Ground Water
Reporter: Doelling, Hellmut H.
hrock_unit: Chinle Formation-Uppermost;Landslides-Chinle Formation
hrock_type: Siltstone,Sandstone
tectonic: Rocky Mtn. Unstable Foreland
References:
  • DOELLING, H. H., 1978 , UTAH GEOL. AND MINERALOG. SURVEY ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
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