Arizona · Gila County
Occurrence

Baker and Carr Mtn. Prospects

Gila County, Arizona, United States
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeReplacement
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
Geology
Host rockLimestone,Dolomite · Mescal Limestone
Associated rockDiabase
AlterationAs A Result Of Contact Metamorphic Processes, Magnetite And Some Hematite Have Locally Replaced Certain Calcareous And Dolomite Beds Of 250-Foot Thick Precambrian, Mescal Limestone.
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10027083
MRDS IDM001963
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.83813, -110.94653
References
HARPER, C.M., 1964, RECONNAISSANCE OF IRON RESOURCES IN ARIZONA: USBM INFORMATION CIRCULAR 8236, P. 26