Commodities
PrimaryManganese
TertiaryUranium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formLENTICULAR LAYERS
Ore controlAlong Zones Of Weakness Around The Zone Of Thermal Activity
Materials
Ore mineralsPsilomelane, Pyrolusite
GangueClay, Iron, Sulfur
Geology
Associated rockBasalt
StructureBasin & Range
Tectonic settingSevier Orogenic Belt
AlterationHydrothermal
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
First production1928
Identification
Deposit ID10020436
MRDS IDDC13224
Alternate namesAbraham Hot Springs, Iron King Mine
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates39.61301, -112.72914
References
EVERTS, M.L., 1980, UT. GEOL. & MIN. SURVEY: ON SITE INVEST.CRITTENDEN, M.D., JR., 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF W. UT: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 24.HEWETT, D.F., FLEISHER, M., & CONKLIN, N., 1963, DEP. OF MN. OXIDES: ECON. GEOLOGY V. 58, NO. 1, P. 28.CALLAGHAN, E., THOMAS, H.E., 1939, MN. IN THERMAL SPRING IN W. CENTRAL UT: ECON. GEOL. V. 34, NO. 8, P. 905-920.CRITTENDEN, 1951, MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF W. UT.: USGS BULL. 979-A, P. 24