REF:Deposit:: EVERTS, M L, 1979, UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERAL SURVEY, ON-SITE INVESTIGATION
Deposit:: 1913 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #80
Deposit:: 1920 RECON BUTLER, B S, USGS PP #111
Deposit:: 1960 RECON UGMS BULL #68
Deposit:: 1963 RECON HEYL, USGS BUL
Commodities (Major) - Copper
Development Status: Past Producer
Host Rock Unit: Quartz Diorite
Structure: Local Faults, Basin And Range-Western Edge Of Marysvale Volcanic Pile
Host Rock: Dolomite, Limestone
Tectonic Structure: Miogeosyncline

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Copper

Mineral List

ⓘ Dolomite

ⓘ Malachite

2 valid minerals.

Rock Types Recorded

Note: data is currently VERY limited. Please bear with us while we work towards adding this information!

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ⓘ Limestone

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Dolomite

Formula: CaMg(CO₃)₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

ⓘ Malachite

Formula: Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

References:

(2005) Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS), US Geological Survey.

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Dolomite	5.AB.10	CaMg(CO₃)₂
ⓘ	Malachite	5.BA.10	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
C	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
O	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Dolomite	CaMg(CO₃)₂
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Malachite	Cu₂(CO₃)(OH)₂

Other Databases

Link to USGS MRDS:	10101631

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