Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Orebody formINVERTED ELLIPTICAL CONE
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Roubidoux
AlterationLimonite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1872
Last production1892
Discovery year1872
Identification
Deposit ID10010096
MRDS IDD003585
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates37.63284, -91.55014
References
BRETZ, J HARLEN, 1950 , ORIGIN OF THE FILLED SINK-STRUCTURES AND CIRCLE DEPOSITS OF MISSOURI: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA BULLETIN, V. 61 , P. 789 - 834 .NASON, FRANK L., 1892 , A REPORT ON THE IRON ORES OF MISSOURI: MISSOURI GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1ST SER., V. 2 , P. 123 - 129 .