Occurrence

Mt Stinear Iron

Antarctica
Iron
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Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Geology
Host rockIron Formation
StructureIntensely Faulted Beds Of Banded Iron-Formation Were Noted By Ravich And Others (1982) At Mount Stinear, And Nearby Positive Anomalies Under Glacial Ice Further Suggest Additional Iron-Bearing Rocks There.
Tectonic settingArchean Craton Block?
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10086449
MRDS IDWA41002
RegionAN
Data scoreC
Coordinates-71.99704, 65.00218
References
BEHRENDT, JOHN C., EDITOR, 1983, PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF ANTARCTICA: U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CIRCULAR 909, P. 31.RAVICH, M.G., FEDOROV, L.V., AND TARUTIN, O.A., 1982, PRECAMBRIAN IRON DEPOSITS OF THE PRINCE CHARLES MOUNTAINS (REVIEW PAPER), IN CRADDOCK, CAMPBELL, ED., ANTARCTIC GEOSCIENCE: MADISON, WISCONSIN, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PRESS, P. 853-858.TINGEY, T.J., 1983?, BANDED IRON FORMATIONS IN EAST ANTARCTICA, IN SPLETTSTOESSER, J.F., EDITOR, MINERAL RESOURCES POTENTIAL OF ANTARCTICA: AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PRESS