Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Orebody formBASIN-FILL
Ore controlExtensive Peat Deposition On Glacial Lake Bed During Favorable Period Of Poor Drainage, And Cool, Damp Climate
Geology
Host rockSand and Gravel · Glacial Lake Sediments, Clays And Sands
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10072957
MRDS IDW018694
Alternate namesRed Lake Peatland
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates48.28749, -94.55445
References
FARNHAM, R.S., AND D.N. GRUBICH, 1966, PEAT RESOURCES OF MINNESOTA, REPORT OF INVENT. NO. 3, OFFICE OF IRON RANGE RESOURCES AND REHABILITATION, 24P.FARNHAM, R.S., 1974, POTENTIAL OF PEAT FOR FUEL, REPORT TO U.S. ENERGY COMMISSION (UNPUBLISHED), 29P.SOPER, E.K., 1919, THE PEAT DEPOSITS OF MINNESOTA, MINNESOTA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY BULLETIN NO. 16, 261P.1976 DRIEXPL UNIV OF MINNESOTA; SOILS DEPT., STATE MAPPINFARNHAM, R.S., 1974, POTENTIAL OF PEAT FOR FUEL.