Mine detail: Montpelier Canyon Gypsum Deposit

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Location

Lat / long: 42.32913, -111.22859

Resource(N)

Primary: Gypsum-Anhydrite
Orebody form: TABULAR

Production

Operation type: Surface
Deposit type: Sedimentary
Production size: None
Development status: Past Producer

Geology

Host rock:Wells Formation-Sandstone, Limestone
Host type:Sandstone,Limestone

References

MRDSW026096
MAS160070021
DEP10077992
Reference{Deposit:: Withington, C. F., 1964 , Mineral Resources - Gypsum In Mineral And Water Resources Of Idaho: Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Special Rept. No. 1 , P. 102}{Deposit:: Mansfield, G. R., 1927 , Geography, Geology, And Mineral Resources Of Part Of Southeastern Idaho: USGS Prof. Paper 152 , P. 348}{Deposit:: 1927 Recon G. R. Mansfield, Prof. Paper 152}{Deposit:: 1964 Compile Idaho Bureau Of Mines And Geology Spec. Rept. No. 1}
ReporterMatthews, John Y.; Miller, Pat