Commodities
PrimaryIron
TertiaryPhosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Model241: Superior Fe (BC name is Lake Superior & Rapitan types iron-formation)
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formTABULAR, IRREGULAR MASSES
Ore controlBedding
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite, Specularite
GangueApatite, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockQuartzite,Shale,Sandstone,Limestone,Chert · Mescal Limestone
AlterationSilicification
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1895
Identification
Deposit ID10027425
MRDS IDM003066
Alternate namesMarley Ranch Iron, Chediski Hematite, Black Iron, Iron Mountain
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates34.14368, -110.7218
References
BURCHARD, E.F., 1931, IRON ON CANYON CREEK: USGS BULL. 821-C,P 51-75.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATS BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRISAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992.