Description
U.S. Bureau Of Mines
Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Ore controlFracturing, Faulting
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Associated rockQuartz Monzonite · Quartz Monzonite Porphyry, Granite Mtn. Pluton
StructureSevier Thrust System, Granite Mtn. Intrusion
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10011163
MRDS IDD005459
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.70886, -113.26691
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 DISTRICT, UTAH: U.S. GEOL 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 88STEGEN, R.J., 1979, GEOLOGIST.