The Emerald is a mine located in Juab county, Utah at an elevation of 6,831 feet.
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Mine Info
Elevation: 6,831 Feet (2,082 Meters)
Commodity:
Lat, Long: 39.93194, -112.11861
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Emerald MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Emerald
Commodity
Tertiary: Iron
Location
State: Utah
County: Juab
District: Tintic District
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Replacement
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Type: L
Description: Beds Are Overturned (N 10 E, 75 W); Emerald-Grand Central Fault (Undulatory, N 20 - 45 E, 50 - 70 Nw); Numerous Easterly Faults With Southerly Dips.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Limestone Is Silicified
Rocks
Name: Dolomite
Role: Host
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cambrian
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Limonite
Ore: Wad
Ore: Hematite
Ore: Psilomelane
Comments
Comment (Location): ON SOUTH SPUR OF EUREKA PEAK
Comment (Workings): A 1,000 FT SHAFT WITH SIX LEVELS AND A WINZE.
Comment (Deposit): LOW VALUES OF CU, AU, PB PRESENT
References
Reference (Deposit): LINDGREN, W AND LOUGHLIN, GF, 1919 , GEOL & ORE DEP OF TINTIC MINING DIST: USGS PROF PAPER 107 , P. 202 - 203
Reference (Deposit): USBM MIN. RES. 1930
Reference (Deposit): TOWERS, GW AND SMITH, GO, 1899 , GEOL & MIN IND OF TINTIC DIST: USGS 19TH ANN. REPT., PT 3 - F, P. 740
Reference (Deposit): CONSV. DIV. COMP. DATE, 02-18-1965
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