Commodities
PrimaryIron
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formTABULAR
Ore controlTransgressing And Regressing Shoreline With Deposition Of Ferruginous Muds (Later Metamorphosed)
Materials
Ore mineralsHematite, Magnetite
GangueGarnet, Hornblende, Quartz
Geology
Host rockIron Formation · Pre Belt;Cherry Creek Group
StructureOverturned Limb Of Fold & Trough Of Syncline
Tectonic settingMountain - Range Is Fault Block
AlterationSlight Kaolinitization
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Discovery year1945
Identification
Deposit ID10090103
MRDS IDW026552
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates45.28796, -112.15919
References
JAMES, H. L., AND WIER, K. L., 1972 , GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE KELLY IRON DEPOSIT SEC. 25 , T. 6 S., R. 5 W., MADISON COUNTY, MONTANA: USGS MAP MF 349.BAYLEY, R. W., & JAMES. H. L., 1973 , PRECAMBRIAN IRON FORMATIONS OF THE U. S.: ECON. GEOL. V. 68 , NO. 7CARR, M. S., GUILD, P. W., AND WRIGHT, W. B., 1967 , IRON IN THE UNITED STATES: USGS MR 51 WITH SECTION ON PRECAMBRIAN IRON FORMATIONS BY BAYLEY, R. W., AND JAMES, H. L.1967 COMPILE CARR. GUILD, & WRIGHT PUBLISHED REPORT1967 GEOLMAP H. L. JAMES, K. L. WEIR, OPEN FILE REPORT