Colorado · Moffat County
Occurrence

Paint Iron Mine

Moffat County, Colorado, United States
IronTitaniumMetal
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryTitanium, Metal
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Ocher
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone · Madison Limestone
StructureUinta Uplift, Yampa Plateau, Uinta Anticline, Browns Park Syncline
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Central Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10013513
MRDS IDD009858
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.55829, -108.75681
References
HARRER, C. M., AND TESCH, W. J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 49-51HANSEN, W. R., 1978, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE ZENOBIA PEAK QUADRANGLE, MOFFAT COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-1408