Mine detail: Jay Johnson Kaolin Claims

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Location

Lat / long:

38.2494, -113.60638

Resource(N)

Primary:	Kaolin
Ore:	Kaolin
Orebody form:	WEDGE

Production

Operation type:	Unknown
Production size:	None
Development status:	Occurrence

Geology

Host rock:	Eureka Quartzite;Fish Haven Dolomite;Lake Town Dolomite;Sevy Dolomite
Host type:	Tuff,Rhyolite
Associated rock:	Water Laid Tuff (Host);Needles Range Formation;Rhyolitic Ash Flow Tuff
Associated type:	Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic)
Structure:	Basin And Range, Pioche Mineral Belt/Blue Ribbon Lineament. Synclinal
Tectonic:	Cordilleran Geosyncline
Alteration processes:	Hydrothermal/Brecciated

References

MRDS	D004612
DEP	10094329
Reference	{Deposit:: 1973, PRIVATE REPORT FOR JOHNS-MANVILLE ON JAY JOHNSON PROPERTY}{Deposit:: LINDSEY, D.A, & OSMONSON, LEE M., 1978, USGS OPEN FILE RPT 78-114}{Deposit:: JOHNS-MANSVILLE, 1973, JAY JOHNSON PROPERTY PRIVATE REPORT: JOHNS-MANSVILLE.}{Deposit:: 1978 RECON LINDSEY, OPEN FILE REPT 78-11}{Production:: EVERTS, M.L. 1979}
Reporter	Everts, Michael L.