| Lat / long: | 39.70772, -113.20554 |
| Primary: | Beryllium |
| Tertiary: | Uranium, Fluorine-Fluorite |
| Ore: | Bertrandite |
| Gangue: | Barite, Calcite, Montmorillonite, Opal |
| Orebody form: | TABULAR |
| Other material: | Fluorite |
| Discovery year: | 1965 |
| Operation type: | Unknown |
| Production size: | Large |
| Development status: | Producer |
| Host type: | Tuff |
| Associated rock: | Beryllium Tuff Member Of The Spor Mountain Formation;Porphyritic Rhyolite Member Of The Spor Mountain Formation; |
| Associated type: | Tuff,Rhyolite |
| Structure: | Deep Creek-Tintic District Mineral Belt, Utah Beryllium Belt, Ene-Striking High-Angle Faults. Beds Dip Gently To The Northwest |
| Tectonic: | Basin-Range Extension |
| Alteration processes: | Argillic Alteration And Silicification |
| MRDS | RE00195 |
| DEP | 10055162 |
| Reference | {Deposit:: SHAWE, D.R., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE SPOR MOUNTAIN BERYLLIUM DISTRICT, UTAH, IN, RIDGE, J.D., ED., ORE DEPOSITS OF THE UNITED STATES 1933-1967: THE GRATON SALES VOLUME: NEW YORK, A.I.M.E., VOL. 2, PT. 8, CHAPTER 55, P. 1149-1161.}{Deposit:: LINDSEY, D.A., 1977, EPITHERMAL BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS IN WATER-LAID TUFF, WESTERN UTAH: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 72, P. 219-232.}{Deposit:: STAATZ, M.H., 1963, GEOLOGY OF THE BERYLLIUM DEPOSITS IN THE THOMAS RANGE, JUAB COUNTY UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN 1142-M, 36 P.}{Deposit:: LINDSEY, D.A., 1979, GEOLOGIC MAP, AND CROSS-SECTIONS OF TERTIARY ROCKS IN THE THOMAS RANGE AND NORTHERN DRUM MOUNTAINS, JUAB COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MISCELLANEOUS SERIES MAP I-1176, SCALE 1:62500.} |
| Reporter | Shubat, Michael A. |