Minnesota · St. Louis County
Unknown

Section 17 Deposit

St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
IronTitaniumMetalCopperNickel
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Commodities
PrimaryIron, Titanium, Metal
SecondaryCopper, Nickel
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeU
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Magnetite, Bornite, Pyrrhotite, Pentlandite, Chalcopyrite, Cubanite
Geology
Host rockTroctolite,Pyroxenite · Partridge River Intrusion
StructureUltramafic intrusive is cross-cutting, suggesting structural control of magma emplacement.
Economic & production
Development statusUnknown
Identification
Deposit ID10082831
MRDS IDW062186
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates47.58694, -92.00962
References
HAUCK, S.A., SEVERSON, M.J., ZANKO, L., BARNES, S-J., MORTON, P., ALMINAS, H., FOORD, E.E., AND DAHLBERG, E.H., IN PRESS [1996], AN OVERVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY AND OXIDE, SULFIDE AND PLATINUM-GROUP ELEMENT MINERALIZATION ALONG THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN CONTACTS OF THE DULUTH COMPLEX: GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA SPECIAL PAPERHAUCK AND OTHERS, IN PRESS.