Description
U.S. Bureau Of Mines
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracturing, Faulting
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Magnetite
GangueApatite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · The Three Peaks Pluton
StructureSevier Thrust System, The Three Peaks Intrusion
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
AlterationLimonitization
Economic & production
Development statusProspect
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10011023
MRDS IDD005166
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.74914, -113.20108
References
MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, UTAH: UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK TO THE GEOLOGY OF UTAH, NO. 2, 62P.MACKIN, J HOOVER AND ROWLEY, PETER D., 1976, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE CEDAR CITY NW QUADRANGLE, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY MAP GQ-1295.BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1973, GEOLOGY AND IRON DEPOSITS OF IRON SPRINGS DISTRICT, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: BRIG. YOUNG UNIV. GEOL. STUDIES, VOL. 20, PT. 1, P. 27-63.BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.1947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK #21954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-141967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF. PAPER 516-B1973 RECON BULLOCK, BYU GEOLOGY STUDIES V. 20, PT. 11976 GEOLMAP MACKIN AND ROWLEY, U.S.G.S. MAP GQ-12951976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL. MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88STEGEN R.J., 1979-GEOLOGIST