Mine detail: Hurricane Cliffs Clay Deposit

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Location

Lat / long:

37.4497, -113.22052

Resource(N)

Primary:	Clay
Ore:	Alunite
Orebody form:	IRREGULAR

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	Unknown
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host type:	Tuff
Associated type:	Tuff
Structure:	Cordilleran Hingeline, Sevier Overthrust Belt, Hurricane Fault
Tectonic:	Basin And Range- Colorado Plateau Transition Zone
Alteration processes:	Advanced Argillic Alteration

References

MRDS	RE00084
DEP	10055116
Reference	VAN SANT, J.N., 1964, REFRACTORY-CLAY DEPOSITS OF UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8213, 176 P
Reporter	Shubat, Michael A.