Mine detail: Superior Prospects

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Location: Wasatch County, Utah, United States, North America
Lat / long: 40.59244, -111.49689
dep_id: 10095630
mrds_id: M058631
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zinc
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: No production occurred
Development status: Occurrence
orebody_fm: IRREGULAR
alteration: Granodiorite Is Partially Altered; Carbonate Is Locally Marmorized
ore_ctrl: Formation Contacts
Reporter: Tripp, Bryce T.
hrock_unit: Tintic Quartzite;Gardison And Deseret Limestones
hrock_type: Diorite,Quartzite,Limestone,Dolomite
arock_unit: Flagstaff Mountain Stock
arock_type: Diorite
Structure: Uinta Arch, Dutch Hollow Thrust, Local Normal Faulting
tectonic: Central Wasatch Range
References:
  • Deposit:: BOUTWELL, J.M., 1912, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE PARK CITY DISTRICT, UTAH: USGS PROF. PA. 77, P. 228.
  • Deposit:: BROMFIELD, C.S. AND OTHERS, 1970, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HEBER QUADRANGLE, WASATCH AND SUMMIT COUNTIES, UTAH: USGS MAP GQ-864.
  • Deposit:: TRIPP, B.T., 1983, ON SITE INVESTIGATION: UGMS.
  • Deposit:: HIGGINS, W.C. (ED.), 1901, SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW: VOL 22, SEPT. 15, 1901, P. 22.
  • Deposit:: HIGGINS, W.C., (ED.), 1901, THE SALT LAKE MINING REVIEW: VOL. 3, NOV. 30, 1901, P. 25.
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