Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Geology
Host rockSchist,Amphibolite · Idaho Springs Formation
StructureFront Range Uplift, Bear Creek Shear Zone
Tectonic settingCentral Cordillera (Southern Rocky Mtns)
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1880
Identification
Deposit ID10013754
MRDS IDD010216
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates39.63582, -105.2128
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-AGABLE, D.J., 1968, GEOLOGY OF THE CRYSTALLINE ROCKS IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE MORRISON QUADRANGLE, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO: USGS BULL. 1251-E.