Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlFracturing, Faulting, Brecciation, Favorable Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueCalcite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Homestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Iron Mtn. Pluton
StructureSevier Thrust System, Iron Mtn. Intrusion, Faulting
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
AlterationLimonitization
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1956
Identification
Deposit ID10011116
MRDS IDD005354
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.64414, -113.36024
References
YOUNG, W.E., 1947, IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102 P.MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1947, SOME STRUCTURAL FEATURES OF THE INTRUSIONS IN THE IRON SPRINGS DIST.; UTAH GEOL. SOCIETY GUIDEBOOK NO. 2, 62 P.BLANK, H. RICHARD AND MACKIN, J. HOOVER, 1967, GEOL. INTERPRETATION OF AN AEROMAGNETIC SURVEY OF THE IRON SPRINGS DIST. UTAH: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 516-B, 14 P.BULLOCK, KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.1947 DIREXPL YOUNG, U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPT. INV. 40761947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL. SOC. GUIDEBOOK #21954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERALS INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-141967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF. PAPER 516-B1976 RECON BULLOCK, UTAH GEOL. MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88BULLOCK, 1976, UGMS BULLETIN 88