An occurrence model for the national assessment of volcanogenic beryllium deposits
Open-File Report
2010-1195
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Abstract
The general occurrence model summarized here is intended to provide a descriptive basis for the identification and assessment of undiscovered beryllium deposits of a type and style similar to those found at Spor Mountain, Juab County, Utah. The assessment model is restricted in its application in order to provide a coherent basis for assessing the probability of the occurrence of similar economic deposits using the current U.S. Geological Survey methodology. The model is intended to be used to identify tracts of land where volcanogenic epithermal replacement-type beryllium deposits hosted by metaluminous to peraluminous rhyolite are most likely to occur. Only a limited number of deposits or districts of this type are known, and only the ores of the Spor Mountain district have been studied in detail. The model highlights those distinctive aspects and features of volcanogenic epithermal beryllium deposits that pertain to the development of assessment criteria and puts forward a baseline analysis of the geoenvironmental consequences of mining deposits of this type.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | An occurrence model for the national assessment of volcanogenic beryllium deposits |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2010-1195 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr20101195 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Eastern Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center |
| Description | ii, 4 p. |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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