The Modena Alunite Vein is a aluminum mine located in Iron county, Utah at an elevation of 6,001 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,001 Feet (1,829 Meters)
Commodity: Aluminum
Lat, Long: 37.81083, -113.94389
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Modena Alunite Vein MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Modena Alunite Vein
Commodity
Primary: Aluminum
Location
State: Utah
County: Iron
District: Modena 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: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Alunitization
Rocks
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Name: Rhyolite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Miocene
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: ROCK CONTAINS UP TO 30% ALUNITE
Materials
Ore: Alunite
Comments
Comment (Workings): NO KNOWN WORKINGS
References
Reference (Deposit): HALL, R.B., 1978, WORLD NONBAUXITE ALUMINUM RESOURCES - ALUNITE: USGS PROF. PA. 1076-A, 35P.
Reference (Deposit): BEST, M.G., 1984, PRELIMINARY GEOLOGIC MAP AND SECTIONS OF THE AREA BETWEEN HAMLIN VALLEY AND ESCALANTE DESERT, IRON CO., UTAH: USGS OFR-84-152, SCALE 1:50,000.
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