Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsSurface
Orebody formTABULAR-PIPELIKE
Ore controlFracturing, Faulting, Breccia Zone, Limestone
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Magnetite
GangueAmethyst, Apatite, Calcite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockQuartz Monzonite,Limestone,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate) · Homestake Limestone Member Of Carmel Formation
Associated rockMonzonite · The Granite Mtn. Platou
StructureSevier Thrust System, Granite Mtn Intrusion, Cory-Armstrong Fault Fracturing
Tectonic settingBasin And Range-Colorado Plateau Transition
AlterationLimonitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1958
Identification
Deposit ID10011275
MRDS IDD005848
Alternate namesWalker Deposit
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.7033, -113.23552
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, 62 P.YOUNG, W.E., IRON DEPOSITS, IRON COUNTY, UTAH: U.S. BUREAU OF MINES REPORT OF INVESTIGATION 4076, 102 P.BULLOCK,KENNETH C., 1976, IRON DEPOSITS OF UTAH: UTAH GEOL. AND MINERAL SURVEY BULLETIN 88, P 23-63.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-12951947 DIREXPL U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, RI 40761947 RECON MACKIN, UTAH GEOL SOC. GUIDEBOOK #21954 GEOLMAP MACKIN, MINERAL INVESTIGATIONS MAP MF-141967 RECON BLANK AND MACKIN, PROF. PAPER 516-B1976 GEOLMAP MACKIN AND ROWLEY, MAP GQ-12951976 RECON BULLOCK, UGMS BULLETIN 88BULLOCK, 1976, UGMS BULLETIN 88