Commodities
PrimaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Ore controlFaults, Fractures?, Basinal Unconformity
Materials
Ore mineralsManganite, Psilomelane, Pyrolusite, Wad
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockSiltstone,Sandstone,Conglomerate,Limestone · Sangre De Cristo Formation
StructureSangre De Cristo Formation, Ne-Trending Faults
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mountains)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10010900
MRDS IDD004977
Alternate namesIron Mountain Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates38.48695, -105.86976
References
TAYLOR, R.B., SCOTT, G.R., WOBUS, R.A., 1975, RECONNAISSANCE GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE HOWARD QUADRANGLE, CENTRAL COLORADO: USGS MAP I-892, 1:62,500.MUILENBURG, G.A., 1919, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF COLORADO: CGS BULLETIN 15, P. 26-28.