Commodities
PrimaryManganese, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit typeSedimentary
Deposit sizeN
WorkingsSurface/Underground
Orebody formLENTICULAR
Ore controlBedding
Materials
Ore mineralsGoethite, Hausmannite, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Martite, Pyrolusite
GangueApatite, Feldspar, Ilmenite, Mica, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockGreenstone,Schist · Yavapai Schist
Associated rockAndesite
StructureMinor Faults, No Displacement
Tectonic settingBasin And Range
AlterationAdvanced Argillic
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Discovery year1906
Identification
Deposit ID10027526
MRDS IDM003249
Alternate namesBessemer, Hieroglyphic Mountains, Iron Age, Pig Iron
RegionNA
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.85423, -112.41185
References
FARNHAM, L.L., AND HAVENS, R., 1957, PIKES PEAK IRON DEPOSITS, MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZ.: USBM RI 5319, 31 P.ARRER, 1964, USBM IC 8236, P. 67-70.SAWYER, M.B., GURMENDI, A.C., DALEY, M.R., AND HOWELL, S.B., 1992, PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN ARIZONA: UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES SPECIAL PUBLICATION, 334 P.CIMRISAWYER AND OTHERS, 1992;