Commodities
TertiaryIron, Titanium, Metal, Thorium, Zirconium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeN
Orebody formLARGE LENS
Ore controlBeach Sands
Materials
Ore mineralsIlmenite, Magnetite, Zircon
GangueLimonite
Geology
Host rockSandstone · Straight Cliffs Formation
Tectonic settingRocky Mt. Unstable Foreland
AlterationLimonitization
Economic & production
Development statusOccurrence
Identification
Deposit ID10088286
MRDS IDDB01536
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates37.34527, -111.38518
References
SRC.REF: DOW & BATTY, 1961 , P. 13GREGORY, H. E., AND MOORE, R. C., 1931 , THE KAIPAROWITS REGION, A GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGIC RECONNAISSANCE OF PARTS OF UTAH AND ARIZONA: USGS PROF. PAPER 164 .DOELLING, H. H., AND GRAHAM, R. L., 1972 , SOUTHWESTERN UTAH COAL FIELDS: UTAH GEOLOGICAL AND MINERALOGICAL SURVEY, MONOGRAPH SERIES NO. 1 .1961 RECON US BUREAU OF MINES, RI 586