Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formIRREGULAR, NODULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Limonite, Siderite
Geology
Host rockShale · Colorado Group---Graneros Shale (Benton Shale);Colorado Group---Carlile Shale
StructureDenver Basin, Front Range Uplift, Golden Fault
Tectonic settingCentral Platform
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1885
Identification
Deposit ID10013740
MRDS IDD010200
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates39.64943, -105.17975
References
HARRER, C.M., AND TESCH, W.J., JR., 1959, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON OCCURRENCES IN COLORADO: USBM IC-7918, P. 45.SCOTT, G.R., 1972, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE MORRISON QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS MAP I-790-A